This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
2
New York stock and money markets show caution with call money surging to 10 percent amid offshore dividends. Analysts expect a November payment lull to ease Bearish sentiment driven by Mexican tensions and weak railroad earnings, signaling a tentative return to normal trading once settle payments clear.
The Friday market quotations are provided by W. EB Bibbs & Co members of the New York Stock Exchange located in Hibbs building. The report reflects the same figures as those received by the firm for the day.
United States Treasury market notes steady receipts across butter cheese eggs pork and lard with mixed poultry prices. Sugar and coffee show firm to quiet activity as regional potato carrots and legumes listed with standard and undergrades.
New York money market reports show rates around 10 percent for cai funds with closing figures near 7g. Loans include 60 day notes at 4 1/2 percent and 30 month instruments at 4 percent. Government and corporate securities show varied yields amid market activity on October 31.
New York markets show improved sentiment from a Hungary loan oversubscription and a French loan prep, aided by a rate cut in Germany. Interior banks expanded advances to Wall Street for the first time in months while New Haven Railroad faces earnings declines and potential dividend cuts. Currency moves and gold flows suggest renewed import pressure, with unsettled foreign exchange and London prospects shaping the outlook.
Fragmentary text from a Philadelphia market page shows wheat steady and car prices unclear. Numerous garbled phrases reference commodities, currencies, and market movement but lack coherent detail or figures.
New York receipts show beef cattle at 1800 with varying prices for cows and bulls, calves scarce and dressed at around 12 to 15 dollars. Sheep receipts near 6760 with lambs around 7 dollars, hogs about 6 to 8.60. Chicago reports week of Oct 31 with hogs 24,000 heads and prices around 7.85 to 8.15, cattle receipts 2500 with mixed prices, sheep 17600 with native and yearling figures listed.
A fragmented London copper report shows spot prices around £73 74 8d and futures near £72 5s 6d as traders in New York quote copper bids and unsettled metals activity. The text includes garbled references to copper standards, November and December contracts, and mentions Cleveland amid unclear London notes.
New York Oct 31 President Wilson told Mobile's Southern Commercial Congress that the Panama Canal will bind North and South America more closely and make Atlantic ports nearer to Pacific shores. American investments exceeding 100 million dollars blossom in Chile and Peru, with copper, iron ore, and cotton ventures led by Guggenheim interests, Schwab, and Grace & Co, as Canada trades rise in tandem.
Bradstreet reports holiday and winter goods activity rising while overall trade cools in iron and steel. October distributive trade is seen near or above last year's level, with consumer demand steady though mercantile conditions remain firm despite rail and labor tensions. Wheat exports decline. failures rise in the US and Canada as industrial demand slackens.
Local market activity shows Capital Traction and other railway electricity stocks weak as prices firm on bids. Washington Gas holds steady while Mergenthaler faces limited demand and United States Trust slips to 131 with District National Bank trading at 145. A $110,000 purchase at 1128–80 Connecticut Ave by Sylvester Labrot marks new investment holdings. Walker-Hughes tenancy likely continues as Story & Cobb handled the sale.
Wheat edges higher on reduced world shipments while corn and oats slip. Livestock futures weaken with slight pork gains and pork futures under pressure. Vegetables and fruits quoted as wholesale, with prices listed for beans peppers cucumbers and citrus across regional markets.
New York on October 1 sees cotton futures rebound from prior losses as late shorts cover and demand from spinners push prices up. Markets end near best levels of day with October trading around 13.90 and refreshed sentiment due to bullish week end forecasts and steadier Southern spot markets.
The International Dry Farming Congress in Tulsa adopted resolutions urging a national agricultural research commission and a $250,000 Congressional appropriation. It asks President Wilson and Secretary Houston to aid creation of a nine member commission with a resident secretary to report in two years on U S agricultural development. Wichita Kansas chosen as 1914 meeting site.
Bradstreet s bank clearings for the week ended October shows an aggregate of 3 181 423 000 down from 3 622 888 000 the prior week and 3 462 349 000 in the same week last year Numerous city figures follow with varying percentages, listing totals for Baltimore Cincinnati Minneapolis Los Angeles Cleveland Detroit New Orleans Omaha Louisville Milwaukee Seattle Portland St Paul Denver Indianapolis Salt Lake City Columbus Toledo Duluth Des Moines Spokane Tacoma Oakland Peoria San Diego Dayton Sacramento Cedar Rapids Waterloo and other centers.
District commissioners yesterday issued orders to enforce the amended act of January 26, 1887. Auctioneers must be city residents, obtain a $100 license, and post a $5,000 bond. The move follows demands from local merchants, especially jewelers, unhappy with unscrupulous dealers flooding the city.
Baltimore market summary lists grain and livestock prices with multiple grades of wheat oats and rye poultry eggs butter and Virginia military institute prizes. Notes include price ranges per pound per dozen and per pair for various fowl and dairy items and a report from Lexington Va on Virginia Military Institute scholarships and a Pennsylvanian dairy prints honor.
Fragmented New York grain items show fluctuating bids with No 1 North ern spring and No 2 red trades. Mentions convey elevator activities, futures, and shipping notes though many details are unclear due to damaged text.
An old city market note lists oil quotations and credit balances in dollars across multiple regions and blends. It records averages for Shipmen’s Ivy and Tolote with figures and notes Midwest and Lima district prices, indicating varying values and ratios in a fragmented OCR extract.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.