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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1913

Page

4

Traders Puzzled as Union Pacific Rallies Near Close

Market mood remained weak amid ongoing Union Pacific plans for its BLS asset and Southern Pacific’s slight loss. Early session unevenness faded as Union Pacific regained, while Southern Pacific eased by one point. Canadian Pacific stayed active from lower prices, Gould and Hawley weak, industrials firmer. April railway earnings mixed with Lackawanna and Reading better, New Haven weaker. St Louis and San Francisco bonds led gains. Government notes Panama 2s down 1/8, weekly par value 1,746,000.

Union Pacific Southern St. Louis San Francisco New York Hartiman Southern Pacific Canadian Pacific Berlin Canad Gould and Hawley Lackawanna Reading New Haven Panama

Cotton market activity mixed as New York closing prices ease

May 29 report from Boston notes uncertain holiday outlook restrains cotton business yet sees active periods. Old crop months fall while July drops about two dollars from prior close, with last prices modestly up from the day’s low. Government report due Monday noon and New York markets closed for the week.

New York Al.us Ala Atenes

Wheat and commodities report from Philadelphia markets

May 2 market notes show prices for wheat corn and oats mostly unchanged while eggs poultry and butter hold steady. Grain and produce values appear alongside stock quotes for utilities and transportation firms with a Washington exchange close notice for May 30 31 1913.

Wall Street Gossip on Bank Movements and Dividends May 29

New York banks show a net weekly currency gain of 6.239 million ahead of the bank statement with mixed movement through interior and subtreasury channels. Ex dividend on California Petroleum stocks declared at 1 percent common and 1.5 percent preferred amid broader securities issuance slowdown and market rest.

New York California Petroleum Doheney

Trade Volume Large West Feeling Optimistic

Dunn's review notes conservatism in business sentiment but actual activity shows little nimination. Cotton goods demand rises, iron and steel shipments stay heavy, but new business lags and premiums vanish. Western trade outlook remains optimistic while the East shows tariff uncertainty and cautious requirements.

New York Pall River Canada Bradstreet West East

Washington Stock Exchange sees thin session amid holiday outlook

A sparse Washington session reports limited bond sales and small volumes in common stocks led by Washington Gas, Capital Traction, and Potomac Electric. Prices show slight pressure with a few bids adjusted, and overall volumes for four trading days reach 672 shares and 37,000 dollars in bonds. Mergenthaler advances notably amid otherwise flat activity.

Saleq Nee Gas Columbia R. BR Washington By Elec Potomiac Tilec Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Capital Traction Washington Gas Capital Traction Co Colmbia Columbia Railway Ge Metropolitan Bal Ae Wash. Railway el Baki Potomec Electric Con. Mort Waa Mit Norfolk and Wash Biggs Realty Eree and Sa’ Fire Insur Arlington We Corcoran Eyee BOO Lee Fireman's Franklin Inde National Union Columbia Title Chapin Sacks Co Security Storage Co Washington Stock Exchange Potomac Electric Consolidated Columbia Railroads Washington Railway and Electric Mergenthaler

The Metal Market May 28 Copper and Iron Report

New York copper prices firm on spot and May terms with terms quoted around 15.30. Notable tonnage arrivals reach 176 tons with 44,979 tons exported this month. London copper remains dull with spot near £68 and warrants at 6 percent to London. Iron market unchanged and quiet with Cleveland warrants at 6 percent to London.

New York Spot Jane and Suly Lake London Cleveland

Holland discusses effects of loan to China by Europeans

In New York Henry P. Davison of J P Morgan & Co sails to Europe amid speculation on Chinese loan details. The piece notes American bankers missed the Chinese loan but could gain by future finance, with Britain and Germany taking large Chinese orders. It explains how London oversubscribed the loan and how China may place orders with other nations, while U S trade figures show a strong visible balance in the current fiscal year.

Holland China New York Henry P. Davison J. P. Morgan & Co Europe Morgan Daviaon Anandog New York Central Railroad Company Davison Washington Joan National Group England United States Philander C. Knox Great Britain France Germany Davieon Knox London Republic Japan Russia Haas China Fluropeano Syndicate Joan

New York Money Market News Summary May 9

Money on call steady at 2 to 8 percent, ruling rate 3 percent, closing bids 2 percent. Time loans scarce with 60 days at 3 to 4 percent, 89 days at 4 percent, six months at 4 percent. Prime mercantile paper 6 percent, sterling exchange firm with bankers’ bills at 4.8205 for 50 day bills and 4.645 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82 percent, bar silver 60, Mexican dollars 48. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.

New York Sterling Exchange

New York Grain Report May 28 Wheat and Corn Steady to Firmer

New York grain notes show spot wheat steady with No 2 red at nominal and futures firmer on bullish Kansas crop news and short covering. May futures at 1.01, July 99, September 98 9 18. Corn spot steady for export at 66 nominal. oats spot quiet. Barley steady.

Chicago Kansas New York Duluth Shorts

Real Estate Transfers Across Washington D C Listings

The notice lists numerous property transfers in Washington including transfers on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest near Water and Grace streets and Penninsula districts such as Dobbins Addition and Petworth. Transactions show buyers and sellers such as Alfred M. Duckett Herman Grimes and Raymond Ragan and amounts mainly listed at $10 with several higher values like $1800 and $2000. Properties include lots and blocks across Capitol Hill Anacostia Columbia Heights Meridian Hill and other neighborhoods with partial or full lot conveyances to various trustees and individuals.

Ad Twenty-Sixth Street Harry Player Alfred M. Duckett Wisconsin Avenue Water Grace Streets Ralph P. Williampst Herman HW. Grimes Raymond T. Ragan Holmead Manor Hoelen M. W. Hastie Donald Herman W. Grimes Dobbins Joseph Paul Carrie B. Pfeiffer Dingman Capitol Street Annia T. Rice Harry 8. Plager Harry Plager John P. Stackert John P. Sluckert Albert Schultete George E. Stewart Edward Laura F. Olney Rib O Ernest P. Hell Kenilworth Lawrence O. Mailery Et al H. W. Weaver Congress Heights Ralph P. Barnard William 0. Stivers Q Street Walter Hacker Robert A. Mahorney Washington Heights Frank A Paridson Charles H. Davidson Fourteenth Street Will H. Walker Wiliam Herbert Smith Eighteenth Street James H. Gore Frank G. Carpenter Twenty-Third Bruce Branson Katherine A. Baltz Petworth Oregon Street Oscar W.W. Shumate Ludwig von Dolcke South Carolina Avenue Thirteenth Fourteenth Arthur Mosea Eleventh &Street Ww. Thompson Burch Charles PL Stone Charles W. Fairfax Eighth Ninth Streets Albert Schulters Theadore H. Leith Pg Burns Ingleside R. Thomas Robinson EB. Latane Lewie Scheutzen Park James Smith Katherips Magee Motseoa McCallum H. Latane Lewis Inglfside Lawis AB. Wilaon St Uxt Te B. Tetene Mama Seventh Street Northeart William A. Marlin Et Ax George W. Evans Shililum Castle Hights Washington Land and Mortgage Company EH. Lawrence

Property transfers and deeds of trust in several DC wards

A list of real estate transfers and trust deeds in Washington DC volumes, naming Rose S Hendel, Sara Schwartz, Ben Schwartz, Ronn S Hendel, Thomas S Orndorff, Eugene L Hellen, Kate Lowell, John Kane, James A Martin, Daniel Doody, Robert Lee O'Brien, John P Stuckert, Oriental Building Association, Mount Pleasant, Bloomingdale, Petworth, and other wards. Records include lot numbers, squares, street names such as Sixth to Seventh streets Northwest and Fifth Street Northeast, dates, and monetary figures for secured loans and lot sales.

Rose S. Hendel Sara Schwartz M Street Sixth Ben Schwartz Ronn S. Hendel Twenty-First Owen T. Reeves Thomas S. Orndorff Eugene L. Hellen Same Fifth Street Kate Lowell John Kane Q Street Robert RB. Mahorney Warren Brentzer First Third Streets Robert R. Mehorney Warren F. Breni Kingston Charles Carroll Samuel Scrivener Square Sto Mount Pleasant Mary Thompson Wig Breuninger Thirteenth Street John D. Coughlan George Washington University John H. . Clapp Joseph J. Darlington Lewis E. Brevoinger Maven H Strents John O. Allen Joseph J. Caylor Squard James George A. Martin Daniel Doody Robert Lee O’brien North Capitol Savings Bank John P. Stuckert Et Ax Chapin Brown Henry H. Bergmann Oriental Building Association Ernest P. Hellet Ax Charles P. Stone Charles W. Fairfax George E. Stewart John C. Walker Wiliam J. Flather Wiliam H. Dorsey Bloomingdale Catherine L. Shehan John D. Coughtan Marian J. Eachs William H. Dorsey Middaugh & Shannon Francia Baul Walter FE. Hilton Thomas E. Allen Robert H. Mahonney H. Bradley Devidson James A. Cahill Joseph A. Hayten Frances Smith Air Edmond Fitegerald John J. Fegan Enterprise Serial Building Association Thomas W. Fant Gh Peckham BR. T. Plilow Arthur cL Moses Antonin Semso Henry Hf. Bergmann Ia Oriental Building Association Emma Reiehard Edward Q. W. King Theodore P. Heap Quaker City Investment Company B. H. Lawrence Continental Trust Company Washington George Wigrane Albert Jacob N. Belt Home Mutual Building and Loan Association Squers Eva H. Fitzhugh Charles J. P.latterner Michael J. Colbert Mary J. Latterner Alice G. Bankhead Richard K. Trier Charles G. Warden Werbert Haruch Mount. Pleasant Lewis E. Brauninger George E. Fleming Whitlam L. Miler Mary B George Washington Universitrre William BE. Edmonston James J. Becker Lewis B. Breauingsr William O. Dulliean William L. Miller John H. Clapp Gaif Tract Square Irving Williamson Walter J. Pilling Fohn Allen Wantanapallz

Legal Records from Multiple Courts State Claims and Proceedings

United States Court of Claims and United States Court of Customs Appeals session details. Listings include schooners Sea Flower Rising Syn Betsey Regulator brig Rensataer and others with claimants and U.S. representatives. Also covers equity, circuit, and bankruptcy matters, with numerous cases, names, and outcomes from 1913 proceedings.

United States Court of Claims Cief Charles B. Howry Penton W. Reoth Samuel 3. Harney George W. Atkinson Sea Flower Groasier W. T Curtle F W. Trainer United States Rising Syn Baker A Curtis W Trainer Sones Perea Todtan Messrs King George T. Stommont Charles S. Saith New York A. RO George Anderson Derges Tair ON. J Congressional Ro R. McMahen George M. Anderson Rensataer Michell Wot. X Curtis Clatmans Regulator Chase Wotos Curt TJ Picker Mr. Tow Betsey, Chapman Fborgs & King United Stat James M. Hill Plaicnel Ordavian F Tonsaul P St Moor Jones

New York Produce Prices Reported May 28 New York

New York market summary lists butter creamery and extras price ranges, eggs receipts and grades, poultry demand steady with prices for ducks and turkeys, flour cornmeal rye hay and beef markets described as quiet to steady, oils and sugars detailed with month figures and wholesale levels. Potatoes and cabbages shown as firm or unchanged with regional variations.

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