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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1913

Page

2

Pressure on Copers Prices Move Uncertainly

Bear traders fix on Amalgamated as the conspicuously weak leader while copper market weakness spreads from London. American Telephone securities resume decline, slipping to 122 1 8 amid nine straight drops in unfilled tonnage. Bank cash loss forecast and easier bond market tone cap the day as United States 35s rise modestly.

New York Union Pacific Amalgamated London American Telephone Securities Mercor

Washington Stock Exchange Closing Prices Review

Washington and Boston stock notes show Hoth and North South lines with varied bids. Rail and electric issues list specific bonds and call money terms with quotes and rates. mercantile paper, exchange rates, and government bonds noted with brief figures.

New Yee Thee Prime Mercantile Railroad Bundserry

New York Cotton Market Reports Mixed Closings

The New York cotton market opened irregularly with early declines of 2 to 6, then active months sold 8 to 10 points lower before steadying on covering. News from Manchester and labor reports tempered gains, with futures quotes ranging around 12.90 to 13.40, and prices ending barely steady, to 3 points lower. commodities section lists wholesale fruit vegetables poultry butter eggs and produce prices.

New York Manchester Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Elgin New York State West Virginia Maine Colorado California

Wall Street Gossip and Market Moves Across Copper Steel Bonds

New York reports copper and metal markets weakening after a summer of strength and the potential impact of a runaway market. It notes U S Steel tonnage fall, Delaware and Hudson bond issues under par, Union Pacific surplus distribution tied to dividends, resignations at New York New Haven and Hartford, and Sept carloading records on the New York Central system with a year over year rise of 41,083 cars.

New Yorks Allis-Chalmers American Agricult Oo Ican Tel and Tal American Tobacco Armour and Co Atchison Suséey Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Trancy. Cy Central Preacher Chesapeaka Ohio Chiseanton Chicago Mina and St. Bee Ey Cneass R. R Colorado Sou Delaware and Ext Penvere Rio Grande Otier Illinois Central Qaverboroush Lake Shore del Louisville Missouri Texas Kan Pat Pet Washington Railway and Electric Pre Missouri Pacific Nasional R New York Washington Gas Dew Central Stors Hartford Co Boston Georgetown Gas Seid Nortol and Waster Jet Philadelphia Eee Western Cy Seoule Northern Pacino Pittsburgh Sopital Traction Co Oregon Kansas City San Francisco Baltimore Columbia Railway St. Lorene San Fran Cincinnati St. Louis Mount Southern Pacific Co Detroit Potomac Electric Power Southern Pacific R New Orlean Potomac T Southern Railway Omaha Amer. Tel Aelen Wiel. & Teleg Union Pacific Market Co Et Co Union Pacific Co. Dee Milwaukee Wash Aloa Seattle Portland Norfolk and Ag Steel St. Paul Denver Indianapolie Tal Traction Co Inghouse Siectric Salt Lake City Isconsin Central Columbus Norfolk and Railway and Electric Toledo Des Moines Georgetown Gas American Tel. and Telegraph Spokane Tacoma Mergenthater Linotype Oakland Lanston Peoria Adams Express San Diego Dayton Sacramento Braden Cedar Rapids Waterloo Springfield W. i Quincy Giroux Bloomington Lincoln Greene-Cananea Ogden Utah Goldfield Westington Jacksonville Kerr Lake Washington American Security and Trust la Rose St. Joseph Continental Marconi Canadian Topeka Nipissing Mines United S Une East Washington Cunneton United Cigar Stores Orcoran dierman-Americar Arewa TELE Vitonabase Columbia Chapin Con. Co East Butte Security Storage Co Franklin Wington Granby Consolidated Nevada North Buttery North Lake Shannon Treasury United States Notre. i Treasury SAP National Bank Anyet Co ‘Vt Philippines Panama TSE Hudson Public Service Commission Asue Robert 8. Lovett Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Directere New York Central

Narrow stock market with bonds in demand and scarce offerings

Local stock trading was quiet with total sales near 33 shares while bond demand remained robust. Washington Railway and Electric and Potomac Electric were traded near par. Washington Gas saw limited activity. The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended a coal rate reduction, citing discrimination against Black Mountain Coal Company mines. Treasury notes flagged a counterfeit 1899 $1 bill with missing stars and poor printing, deemed unlikely to fool careful handlers.

Washington Railway and Electricia Potomac Electric Consolidated Washington Mig Washington Gas Bank and Trust Company Interstate Commerce Commission Louisville and Nashville Railroad Ihe Virginia Black Mountain Coal Company St. Charles

Bank clearings show 1913 week ending Oct 8 totals

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ended October 8, 1913, lists an aggregate of 3,373,451,000, down from 3,497,571,000 the prior week and 3,635,229,000 in the same week last year, followed by a list of cities and banks.

New York Bradstreet Aist

Holland Sees Great Economies By Big Corporations

New York October 16 The currency bill will enable large economies in banking and financial transactions by US firms and allow branches of national banks to foreign countries. It could shift commissions from foreign bankers to American banks, boosting efficiency in the operations of major corporations like United States Steel and Guggenheim interests. Leopold Fried rich is credited with pioneering these economies centralizing cash resources and reducing idle funds, with annual savings noted in the hundreds of thousands. If replicated across major firms, the approach could strengthen US manufacturing amid tariff changes.

New York United States Foreign Exchange London Continent United States Steel Corporation Leopold Friedrich Guggenheim Schenectady Friedrich Guggenmhelmas Chile Bolivia South America Hia Corporation Holland

New York Produce Market Summary and Prices Oct 10

New York and Philadelphia markets show mixed commodity quotes. Butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, and flour hold steady or uneven. wheat and corn futures rise on export demand. beef, pork, and veal receipts vary, with cattle and hog values softening in New York and Chicago.

New York Duluth

Novel Church Services for Alexandria Families

Interesting services are planned for the Methodist Episcopal Church South on the next three Sundays. Tomorrow is children’s day with W W Millan of Washington addressing the Sunday school and Dr Harvey Wiley speaking at 11. Next Sunday focused on mothers day as women visit homes to assist with duties while attending services. Fathers day invites city men with a greeting committee. Also reported: Amos Robinson, a 46 year old Negro, was shot near Washington and Jefferson streets and died. the assailant fled. Boy Scouts Troop No 1 celebrated three years with talks and demonstrations in Westminster building. Detective J A Springman identified a watch stolen in September. city officials to consider borrowing 8000 to cover year end finances.

Alexandria Washington Post Bureau King Street Methodist Episcopal Church South W. W. Millan Washington District Sunday School League Harvey W. Wiley J. A. Springman Otto Sweikhart

DOJ Attorneys to file brief in Texas railroads appeal

I C C Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission over interstate versus intrastate rate discrimination are the focus of the Texas railroads appeal brief filed today by Department of Justice attorneys In the Shreveport Louisiana rate case the issue mirrors the Minnesota rate decision and seeks Supreme Court clarification on interstate power.

Department of Justice Supreme Court Texas Commerce Court Shreveport Interstate Commerce Commission Minnesota

Washington cattle market prices and items listed spring

In Washington market offerings for spring include hogs at 745 per hundredweight, veal calves described as choice, and beef items such as cattle at species specific rates. The record notes EQS and sleep wx ib 49744 with per pound quotations for hogs and veal calves.

Philadelphia Markets Report Oct 1 Trade Notes

Philadelphia market items list butter eggs cheese and grains with mixed moves. Wheat and oats steady. Corn higher for No 2 yellow. poultry alive weak. dressed chickens fetch around 9 to 20 dollars per dozen in local trade.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Marrland Virginia Philadelphia

Textile orders brisk as prices rise in many lines

Dan's Review notes tariff induced irregularities yet trade volume widens. Unsettled raw materials push up prices while labor shortages affect cotton mills. Bradstreet signals cross currents with optimism in distributive trade and prompt textile shipments amid scarce stock and bond withdrawals.

New York Dan United States Canada Bradetreet

Support for aged parents raised at Board of Trade meet

The charity and corrections committee of the Board of Trade discussed making it mandatory for all children over 21 to support indigent parents. They call for more juvenile court probation officers and favor electrocution for hanging, with juries given discretion to recommend imprisonment instead of capital punishment. Walter C Clephane chaired the meeting. William McK Clayton leads the committee.

Committee On Charities and Corrections Board of Trade Walter C. Clephane William McK. Clayton

Pleads For His Octoplane Lecture At Outdoor Campaign

Carl Brown delivered the second lecture in an outdoor campaign urging Congress to recognize his octoplane invention. He wore a rawhide suit like his Coxey days as grand marshal. Brown spoke to a large crowd at Eleventh street and the Avenue while Gen J S Coxey in Washington promotes a proposed new currency bill.

Carl Brown Lasrtment Congress Coxey's Army Mr. Brown Eleventh Street Avenue J. 'S. Coxey Washington

Daily 1 Percent Horoscope for Ongoing Ventures

Venus and Jupiter govern power and luck today, boosting commerce and new enterprises. Auspicious for lawyers professors church dignitaries scientists and artists. sudden fame possible for a prima donna and musical shows. Buy clothing and shopping look favorable. intellectual strides urged. cautious for those born near Libra with Venus as ruler.

Venus Jupiter Libra Trey McClure S76 Ee Peper

Bank probe set for next week in Chicago rail plan

National City Bank of New York faces a forthcoming Treasury inquiry over alleged violations of the national banking act tied to a loan to a Chicago syndicate that merged city street railroads. National Bank Examiner Starek will present a report after a Washington conference with Assistant Secretary Williams, who withheld comment pending the examiner’s findings. A previous charge party alleged the loan aided the syndicate and violated law.

National City Bank of New York National Banking Act Chicago Treasury Department National Bank Starek Washington Willams Williams HO Broworth Ueare Nationality Bank Cmere

Health inspectors urged for 1915 to enforce regulations

Health Officer Wilam J. Woodward advocates adding sanitary inspectors as the city tackles 1915 budget estimates. Twelve inspectors currently handle citizen complaints and some house to house checks, but more are needed to placard quarantined houses and report typhoid fever cases, ensuring proper enforcement of health rules.

Wilam J. Woodward Eltizena Addiion Woodward

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