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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1914
Page
7
Classified notices list numerous rooms for rent across multiple addresses in Northwest and nearby districts. Listings describe furnished or semi furnished single rooms with private baths, shared kitchens, and varying amenities such as heat and hot water. some units advertise proximity to Union Station and local landmarks.
An extensive apartment directory lists many vacancies with details on rooms bath heat gas water, near streets, and contact notes. Listings describe furnished and unfurnished, private family, single or shared options, with varying rents and utilities, across multiple Northwest and surrounding avenues and streets.
Numerous fragmented notices seek furnished or unfurnished rooms in private homes or with board. Advertisements request quiet, refined, near Columbia area, reasonable rents, single or shared accommodations, some with utilities included. Many lack clear names or exact addresses but give general locations and contact hints.
Public probate notices dated 1914 give details of administrations for Harry Dubant Hutton Evelina M Tomline Tate Sarah Green and others. Names include Skrouel L Hilteo James Tanner Albert De Spangier George Vrs Lamont Street and WM Taylor as deputy register. Filing and notice dates range October 1916 and earlier, with return days in November and July.
Holland examines whether the comptroller of the currency oversteps authority by seeking information on loan rates and bonuses from national banks. He notes variability in central and interior banks, the moral influence of Washington, and the push for a smoother transition to a new Federal reserve system to ease money market strains. The piece critiques political motives, underscores credit as a factor in rate setting, and highlights possible future relief from the Federal Reserve rollout.
New York grain report for Oct 3 notes mixed bids and firm spot values. Wheat futures showed limited activity with December at 118% and May at 126. Corn spot firm with No 1 yellow at 54 and private Argentine bids discussed. Rye and barley markets described as steady with several varieties cited.
Chicago grain prices moved lower as belief that rising prices reduced European demand spurred a nervous close. Wheat eased about 4 cents, corn and oats posted varied losses, while provisions showed mixed moves from a decline to gains. Prices for specific grade samples and numbers were mixed amid a cautious session.
Chicago and New York livestock traded with varied results. Hogs receipts reached 12 003 with prices around 7 25 to 7 30 for mixed and heavy lots. Cattle receipts near 7 000 with steers around 6 50 to 10 00 and heifers near 6 50. calves at 7 60. Sheep receipts about 9 600 with steady to firm values and lambs around 6 60 to 7 00. New York cattle and hogs showed declines in hogs and steady to weaker cattle. Sheep receipts about 5 360 with steady lambs and some cull lots. Overall market mixed with higher hogs in Chicago and softer prices in New York.
The Southern Railway Company announces a 2 percent annual dividend on its preferred stock payable in five years. The scrip dividend bears 4 percent interest and is payable in five years, with 2.25 percent semiannual cash share, as revenue falls and retrenchment needed. The board states stockholders share with employer and officers in current incomes.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a blanket mortgage covering all existing bond issues for refunding. The total amount is not fixed but likely under $600 million. Shareholders will meet November 16 to approve the plan. Also report: bank clearings for the week ending October 1 totaled $1,729,761,000, Wheat exports and business failures, and a Nome Alaska gold shipment of $1,256,000 arriving aboard the steamship Senator, bringing Alaska gold totals to $1,760,000 in the last day.
United States Treasury presents October 1914 revenue receipts of 3 478 6968 41 and ordinary disbursements of 1 920 020 28. The report lists gold coin, gold certificates, silver certificates, United States notes, National bank notes, subsidiary silver coin, fractional currency, minor coin, silver bullion and totals for assets and liabilities including sums in national banks and the Treasury (Philippines).
Wet balance in general funds totals cash in general funds and reserves. Gold and available in trust funds show. Total cash assets and treasury bank notes received for redemption this day.
The listing shows wholesale figures for a local produce market with large sums like 271,622 and 1,452,259,989 across week and season totals. It lists wholesale poultry dairy eggs vegetables greens and fruits with assorted prices per unit such as potatoes per barrel, lettuce per basket, and oranges per box, reflecting the market's broad catalog and pricing structure.
New York money market notes show erratic quotes with figures for exchange firms cables and demand. Prices listed include 49775 49875 and 98749725 with a bearer note of 51y, reflecting unsettled trading activity and varied paper values amid shifting demand.
Fragmentary OCR item reports oil quotations for OW City Pennsylvania with odd figures for credit belaness and runs, plus shipments and averages. Mentions hogs, calves, and spring tembe ter, but details are garbled. contains multiple unrelated numbers and words.
Liberal buying by out of town banks and financial institutions lifted New York notes and near term issues, while Amsterdam dealings rose. Time money improved as banks reported stronger cash positions, but foreign creditors hesitated to extend payments amid war news. Bank clearings shrank, and a special 2 percent semiannual dividend was declared by Southern Railway, signaling cautious nerves in cotton and broader markets.
New York market notes butter eggs and poultry with state receipts and varied quality levels. Listings include butter and creamery extras, white and colored eggs, dressed poultry, turkeys, and flour markets with price ranges and seasonal shifts.
The board of managers of the cotton exchange approved by laws to meet US futures requirements and cut outside member commissions. A plan to confine all trading in style raw strands to liquidation upon reopening is studied while southern spot markets ease and exports lag last year.
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