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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1913

Page

2

Pressure On Stocks Steels Lead Decline On Tariff Eve

Stocks faced steady pressure in New York as traders eyed tariff changes. Steel led declines amid broader weakness while copper, Union Pacific, and St Paul eased after mixed reports. London activity remained heavy for U S issues with bond values slipping and money rates easing slightly as the week ends with quarterly payments looming.

London New York Jongateck

Local stock market shows further improvement on Thursday session

A Washington financial scene notes higher activity with total sales of 3 shares of stock and 18 600 in bonds. Washington Railway and Electric led the day with firm common and preferred prices, while Capital Traction Washington Gas and Mergenthaler showed varied trading. Bond activity remained steady with several issues quoted near prior levels. An unusual inquiry into exchange seating rang out as a broker floated 10000 as a possible price, while rival bids for seats ranged from 4500 to 15000, up 500 from prior levels.

Washington Railway and Electric Capital Traction Washington Gas Mergenthaler District National Bank Call Riggs Realty Long Potomac Electric Consolidated mLiLowl Amalgamated Copper Amer. Agricultural Louis, & Nash Amer Mackay Cos American Can Bas M J. P Kan Tex Amer. Car & Foun Del Missouri Pacific Amer. Cotton OM National Elsacut Ice Securities National Lead N. of Ptd Uae Laval York Central An Ont West WiAmer Norfolk & Western Chicago Amer. Tel Aweit American Tobacco Northern Pacific Anaconda Min. Co Pacific Mail Atchison Cabe Pennsylvania Mer United States Atlantic Coast BalHumors Ohio Reese Pittsburgh Coal Oaks Bethlehem Steel iPullman Palace Ray Consolidated Canadian Pacific Lesa Seonehers Repub. Iron & St Stamdard Sagan Chesapeake & Ohio Rock Island Co Mil St. P Sabha Chi Northwest Consolidated Gas Sloss-Brief Southern Pacilific Delaware & Hudson Southern Railway Den Rio Grande Southern Ry Porkyee R. G Tennessee Copper Distillers Texas & Pacific Erie Union Pacific Sounion Pacific Ni Sag Aseeel Erie Avalene United States Realt Seer General Electric U. & Rubbe Gh Great Northern Piarig Iaey U. S. Steel North Oreatia Boot. &. Steel Illinois Central Utah Copper Interborough-Met Inter-Met Va.-Care Chem Inter Harvester Bees pWabash Na Seanfosace Ocnee Ay Howe Inter-Marine Wabash International Pape Western Maryland International Pump Western Union Vetresen Kansas City Westinghouse Eink Eeelz Lake Erie New York Stock Exchange

New York Cotton Bank Clearings Week Ended Oct 2 1913

Bradstreet's weekly bank clearings report shows an aggregate of 3 497 542 000 dollars for the week ended October 2 1913, compared with 3 093 049 000 dollars the previous week and 4 116 873 000 dollars in the same week last year. Following in the list of ottman sauce.

New York Bradstreet Otttan

Financial Market Roundup of Bond and Stock Listings

The report lists various bond and stock quotes including Capital Traction 6a at 106 percent and 1 116 percent, Washington Electric and Ry issues with prices around 2 to 92 percent, Potomac Hlec. Light 6a at 106, and Mergenthaler Linotype with figures near 215 to 216. It notes after call prices for Potomac Elec. and Wash. Ry. holdings and closes with a garbled line indicating a region or source marker.

Riggs Realty Bs Cap. Traction R. R Wash. Ry Hilec Potomac Hlec. Light Capital Traction Elec. Com Elec. Pfd Washington Gas Mergenthaler Linotype District National Bank Potomac Elec Wler. Pfd New York allie-Chalmers Otis American Agricultural American Tel Armour and Co American Tobacco Atchi Ga Seco Tehison Atchieon cv Tlantic Goast Altimore Ohlo Os 90 Transit Co Central Pot Georgia Peake and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Bcy Mil St. Cy Iaga, R Pac Ry Big Inware Hudson Cy Rio Joer Etillers Ois Central Ist tertorough-Met Inter. Marc. Marine Aeb Kans Texas Atl Lal Rys Mexico York Central Tral Hartford Erioik Western Ist Tern Lorthern Pacific Jorthern Pacific Pet Pet. A. CV Tac Dec. A. Com Louis Sen Boston Ir. Louis Southwestern Phadelphia St. Louis Hem Pacific Cat Pittsburgh Pacific Pacific R Kansas City San Francisco Railway Baltimore Union Pacific cv Cincinnati Onenna Minneapolis Los Angeles Cleveland Chemical Ss Detroit New Orleans Omaha Arked Estinghouse Whentral Loulaville Georgetown Gas Te Seamere Os Milwaukee Washington Gas Vaeseee Seattle Pita Traction Co Portland Ore St Pe Mort Denver Columbia Railway Indianapol Baltoos Salt Lake Ci Wash Blewan Mount Vorta Adams Express Columbus Toledo Duluth Potomac Electric Con Tnort Braden Des Moines Amer Spokane Neas Teleg Tacoma W . Bimbi Tobacco Oakland Giroux Peoria Rigas Realty Shost Greene-Cananea San Diego Dayton Sacramento Cedar Rapids I. V. Coal Sales Co Waterloo Mason Val Springfield Manhat Tranelt Quincy Fatee Marconi New Dy Bloomington Marconi Oxden Utah Raes Mergenthaler Linotype Decatur Jacksonville People's Gas Rts Washington St. Joseph Lincoln Yukon Wenee United Cigar Stores Joux City United Cigar Stores Pra Columbia American Graphone

Livestock Market Report From New York

New York livestock market results show receipts across cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep. Beef cattle and cows sold mixed with steady calf values, hogs weaker, and lamb and sheep numbers bolstered by 4,500 head with varying quality, while dressed weights and regional comparisons influenced pricing.

New York Wight Nate

Cotton market slides after favorable weather outlook

A bright weather forecast for the South and rising Southern offerings sparked a sharp cotton market decline. Sell orders came from foreign interests and locals, with trading initially firm but turning general and ending barely steady, down 10 to 2 points. January contracts closed around 1270, below the previous highs.

New York Get

Washington Produce Market Quotations For Wholesale Only

Wholesale market listings cover fruits vegetables poultry and dairy across Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware. Prices show steady demand for home grown items with varied quotes for eggs cheese butter and canned produce including corn potatoes onions lettuce peppers and tomatoes among numerous items.

Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware New York State Maine Colorado Rocky Ford West Virginia California New York

Baltimore Markets Dull Wheat Prices and Livestock Rates

Baltimore markets report a dull wheat market with No 2 red at 92 percent, various grade prices for oats and white flour, and a range for poultry and eggs. Butter, cheese, and dairy product pricing appear mixed with regional dairy prints and local rolls. Animals include fowl and pigeons with per pound values listed.

Baltimore Wargland Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Maryland Virginia

Court of Appeals legal record details multiple cases

The document lists assignments and notices across the District of Columbia courts including the Court of Appeals Special Calendar cases Polon v United States and McKinley v United States ex rel, plus numerous equity, district, bankruptcy, and criminal matters with attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, and case statuses. It records hearings, publications, demurrers, and probate actions, reflecting a dense docket from May through October with diverse parties and firm names.

Court of Appeals District of Columbia Montas Polon Orneys Pbrion Wiison United States McKinley Va Bunéy Giles Wickert Jones Dowling Mitchell—Wilson Hawken Miller Esis Leskey Wilson Monalokos Wichergow Beliaday O' Brien United “States Herrington R. Rows Perry Hutchins Va Hutching Attornon Gittings & Chamberlin Meril Thomas Erry MM. Sackson United Fireton vShea Brian—Wilson, Hawken Supreme Court District of ‘Columbia Equity Court Clabaugh Maynard H. G. Welch Orrizon Ve Gittings & Chamberlin Fernald Va Findley Detree Pro Confesso Plaintiff's Attorneya Hamilton, Yerkes & Hamilton Herria Ve Harris Pisintlife F. B. Rhodes Mrnants George F. Collins Bernheim Distilling Company Hurley Plaintiff's H. Winship Wheatley Weber Washington Theater Company D. Weer W. J. Lambert W. A Y. Berl Dulany Millan & Smith Maddox & Gatley Reinburg J. B. Archer John Lewis Smith Kennedy Joseph J. Sullivan L. Cabell Williamson C. F. RB. Ogilby K Bankruptcy Court Justies Clabaugh K. Berbour

Wall Street Gossip on Indian Bank Suspension and St Pauls

The notice discusses a suspension of a credit bank in India and broader concerns about native institutions. It notes runs at Indian managed banks, St Pauls earnings for August showing a gross decline of 241000 and net loss of 1046000, with year over year comparisons. It also covers New Hasens expense for August, maintenance costs, and a shift to bonds to cover preferred stock dividends. Government bonds on the Exchange hit new lows with large blocks sold, dragging prices down on 48 and 2s.

Heading Union Pacific St. Paul London United States Panama New York India St. Paul’s New Hasen Stock Exchange

Engineers call Catskill aqueduct a world leading feat

An article quotes Eben Erskine oF vott and Gen Serrell praising the Catskill aqueduct as a stupendous engineering undertaking. It argues the 92 mile tunnel system under the Hudson will prove American engineering prowess, compares costs to the Panama Canal, and notes NY city will finance the project.

New York Eben Erskine of Vott American Institute of Mining Engineers Great Ashokan Catskill Mountain Hudson River Ashokan Dam Hudson West Point Olcott New York City Frank Trumbull Chesapeake and Ohio Railway System Trumbull Sthmus Panama Pnama Canal Catskill Serrell Edward W. Serrell Hoosac Mexhattan Istana Long Islainig East River Massachusetts Niagara River Cate Aqueduct Manhattan Brooklyn Europe Cargar Danube South America Panama Canal United States Ashokan Pacific Bamuel Tilden Adirondacks Adirondack David B. Hill Holland

Philadelphia Markets Report October Market Snapshots

Philadelphia markets show wheat Primer No 2 red export at 9002 percent Corn No 2 yellow local 80 percent Coats steady Poultry alive nominal unchanged dressed butchery roasting chickens fancy 31 fair 16 19 Other markets unchanged

Philadelphia

New York Money Market Report

New York money market closes with firm rates as of Oct 2. Ruling rate on call money 7.9 to 8 per cent, 3 percent closing. Time deposits at 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 per cent, six months 4 3/4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5 1/2 per cent. Sterling exchange at 4.825 for 60 days, 4.8605 for demand. Commercial lots at 4 81 2? Bar silver 61 1/2. Mexican dollars 4.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Oil Quotations and Shipping Figures Reported

The Toledo market lists quotations with Wooster and nearby Ohio stations, noting credit balances, shipments, and averages. Data includes October 1 figures, 82.97 percent, and totals of 64 064 and 67 009 units, reflecting regional oil activity.

Toledo Ohio Wooster North Lame Lima Indiane City

Retail Buying Grows Despite Southern Crop Woes

Dun's review notes improving business across many departments as merchants anticipate future needs. High cotton prices ease southern apprehension despite crop damage. wearing apparel remains active while demand for prompt shipments signals light stocks. Crop money helps influence trends, though some sectors show slowness. US and Canada weekly wheat and flour exports reach 6,212,031 bushels, up from last year.

Canada Bradstreet's United States

New York Produce Market Report with Varied Commodities

New York market notes receipts and prices across butter cheese eggs poultry pork beef lard cottonseed oil coffee sugar potatoes and more. Prices listed for creamery butter eggs and refined lard alongside crude futures and regional differences in October December March contracts.

New York Santos Maine Lang Ieland State Jermey

New York Grain Market Report Oct 3

WHEAT irregular. No red steady at 1.00 base and 0.96 afloat. No 1 Northern Duluth 0.64 afloat. Futures firm on rising Northwest stocks and lower demand. November and December shown. CORN spot easy. export 0.72 afloat. OATS dull. RYE dull. BARLEY steady.

New York Duluth Northwest Les

Copper Market Report From New York and London

The metal market shows copper offerings and quotes from New York on October 3 with standard copper for December at 2675, spectrolytic at 16.87, lake at 17.00, casting at 16.62 and 16.76. London spot copper at £73 15s with futures around £73 1s 6d. Quiet and unchanged for HOn and Cleveland warrants in London.

New York London Cleveland

Deeds of Trusts and Secured Notes Across District Squares

A compiled list of deeds of trust from multiple squares and neighborhoods detailing grantors trustees and secured amounts ranging from 350 to 3,500 dollars. The records show terms of one to three years with interest rates from 5 to 6 percent and semiannual or quarterly payments. Properties include lots and blocks in Columbia Heights Trinidad Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains with parties such as Paul G Geiger Edwin Brden Frances W Corbett Lizzie Leyburn Alfred P Leyburn and John Hurley among others.

Paul G. Geiger Edwin BR. _den Clara A .Marden Frances W. Corbett Air H. A John L. Weaver Charles H. Weaver Mary ©. Dodge Lizzie C Leyburn Harry KK H. Glenn Phelps Nannie W Philips Holmead Manor Alfred P. Leyburn Alphonse M. Baer David A. Baer Roy N. Nanhouser Trinidad John P. Stuckert Ef Ux Paul V. Mitchell G. W. Offutt Jr Quaker City Investment Company Mount Pleasant Pleasant Plains George M Barces John B John W. Funk Gaura Wix Ernest G Cooper Harvey L. Cooper Augerite John A. Quinn Ella Horrigan Logan L. Woolard Samuel H Walker Wichee I. Weller Eastern Building and Loan Association Carter J Collins LF Droit Park Beatrice Allpresa Same Rena Adam Ro Heinrich Anton Ro Hainrich Elizabeth Ro Heinrich Sama Ae Cure Kiork Enseneth Holms Ballivan Te Wateen Gordon Tenents Annie T Caetle Imrat District of Columbia

Real Estate Transfers Across Washington Listings

A garbled record of transfers shows Sherwood, Inglebide, and Petworth parcels changing hands among individuals including Leyburn, Phillips, Hutt, and Overstreet. Several blocks and squares on New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, Petworth, Columbia Heights, and surrounding areas are noted with varying lot numbers and small sums, reflecting a broad real estate activity excerpt.

Washington cattle market spring lambs and hogs data

Market notes list spring lambs and hogs per pound, with prices and values for sheep, veal calves, and other livestock. terse archival entry notes cattle market figures from a Washington market report, reflecting prices per pound and standard livestock categories.

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