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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1921
Page
9
A US market report notes broad gains across bonds with foreign issues advancing fractionally. Second‑grade rails show renewed strength as Missouri Kansas Texas reorganization plans influence debt, while Cuba Cane Sugar and Sinclair Oil slip fractionally amid mixed trading on the curb.
Sperm to Washington Park New York, Nov 22. Missouri Sansas and Texas Railway securities entered on a trading basis after new reorganization plans. Principal issues included prior lien bonds of 1961, gold bonds, and preferred stock. Simms Petroleum led gains with a large fractional move to 10. Imperial Oil of Canada active, not following a fixed price path. The market showed demand for coal and sulfur stocks and mixed results across energy and industrials. Also noted were insider activity around National Tin and price shifts in Canadian Pacific and other rails. In New York trading, National City Bank announced control of Second National Bank, with Second National having 41 million capital and 17.7 million deposits.
Riggs National Bank moves to take control of Hamilton Savings Bank at 3308 Fourteenth Street Northwest. A remodel is under way to create a modern neighborhood bank at the corner of Fourteenth and Park. Officials expect increased business in Mount Pleasant and related neighborhood improvements. The District Bankers Association hosts the American Bankers Association executive council December 11–12, with plans to discuss treasury issues and a blue sky stock law for Washington.
Prices on the Washington Stock Exchange drifted with scattered small lots. Washington Railway and Electric preferred at 65, Capital Traction around 92, Potomac Electric 88, and the new issue at 102 and 102.34. Mergenthaler and Washington Gas moved variedly, with routine call and after call quotations noted for several issues. Also listed are live poultry and produce prices from the U.S. Bureau of Markets with detailed wholesale-to-retail ranges for apples, cabbage, onions, potatoes, lettuce, citrus, and other staples.
New York Nov 22 suit for 100000 dollars in unpaid federal taxes plus penalties totaling about 130 percent was filed in US district court against 24 former directors of the Seven mining corporations absorbed in 1910 by Anaconda Copper. Names include John D Ryan and Wm Rockefeller. corporations listed include Amalgamated Copper, Silver Mining and others.
May wheat closed steady to slightly higher as selling pressure eased on declines while demand improved on downswings. Corn held near last finish with slight gains, and provisions moved up modestly amid a generally firm grain market in Chicago and New York trading.
Chinese shoppers prefer American products over Japanese ones, even at higher prices, due to perceived better treatment by American sellers. P K Chu of the Shanghai Chinese Daily News told members of the Washington Advertising club at a luncheon that Chinese traders express displeasure with Japan through purchasing choices and boycott Japanese goods.
Easier money conditions result from the administration not pressing a bill to refund railroad indebtedness to the Treasury. President Harding is said to have authority under existing law to meet railroad financing needs, with a ready market for securities from credit exchanges. Equipment trust certificates sold total about 9 1414 060 000, leaving around 200 million more to dispose of, enabling extended funding without new legislation.
Supreme Court auditor Herbert I. Davis has been directed by the District Supreme Court to inspect the records of the American Telegraphone Company and report to the court the names of all stockholders, in a probe valued at five million dollars.
Financial notice calls builders to act as National Mortgage and Investment Corp seeks to purchase second trust mortgage notes on improved real estate payable monthly and notes secured by deeds of trust on undivided interests in real estate, through its temporary offices in the Lansbury Building at 1418 I Street N. W.
The company organized in 1993 under District law with capital stock of 5 million dollars in 10 dollar shares. About 17,000 stockholders. all books and records are being turned over to Auditor Davis. No transfer of stock can occur during the pendency of the cause before the auditor.
New York copper firmer at 1346 13 4, 132% 13% later. Tin steady at 29.62 futures 29.62. Lead and zinc mostly steady. London copper spot £66 lis, futures £67 lbs. Electro lytic spot £174 10s, tin spot £161 12s 6d futures £163 7s 6d. Lead spot £24 lis, futures £24 5s. Line spot £25 lis 1d, futures £26 10s.
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