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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1913

Page

2

Gains Hold London Stock Market Amid Mixed New York Trading

New York reports a partial recovery from Tuesday’s stock selloff but final hours erased most gains as renewed selling hit. London and Berlin markets showed uncertainty while U S Steel and copper shares led a broad advance among industrials including People’s Gas. New Haven stocks rose two points amid broader fluctuations in railroad and chemical issues.

New York Southern Pacific Canadian Pacific London Berlin Lendon United States Aii

United States Market Summary and Mixed Commodity Quotes

United States markets show money on call steady at 3 to 3 3/4 percent with closing at 3 3/4 percent. Time loans firm at 4 to 5 percent for 60 to 90 days, six months. Mercantile paper available. sterling barely stronger. Government bonds firm. railroads firmer. Butter steady. eggs lower. wheat weaker with No 1 Northern Duluth at around 93 to 95 bids. Wheat, oats and corn prices mixed as other markets hold steady.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Philadelphia Oct F c F. c Duluth

The Metal Market Copper and Tin Briefing

New York and London copper markets show quiet activity with spot and futures mostly firm or unchanged. Copper prices hover around 16.50 to 16.75 for electrolytic and casting categories, while London copper remains firm. tin shows no notable moves. Trade balances and shipments in city and regional markets are listed with modest averages and totals for early October.

New York London L. Ae

Washington stocks and bonds report from market page

Regular call for Washington Gas and others with bids and prices listed. Capital Traction, Washington Railway and Electric, and Potomac Electric show multiple shares bid at varying prices. Mergenthaler Linotype and bonds included in the market notice.

Livestock Market Reports from New York Markets

Market notes from New York dated Oct 16 report receipts across livestock sectors. Steers and bulls ranged to about 9 per hundredweight while cows sold around 5 to 6. Calves, sheep and hogs show varied demand with steady to slow price movement and mixed lots including heavy and light classes.

New York Chicago Lower Leones Herfers

New York Grain Market Report Oct 15 Wheat and Corn Futures

New York grain notes spot prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley with futures lower on export demand and world stock shifts. No. 2 red, 06 c. 4 f., No. 1 Northern, Duluth quoted. export baste and afloat figures listed. oats and barley prices given with standard white oats and clipped white oats priced.

New York Northern Duluth Ne Gables West C. i Buffalo

New York Cotton Market Steady After Mixed Estimates

New York October 16. The cotton market opened steady to slightly lower but soon firmed with gains of 12 to 16 points at mid session. Traders cited crop estimates of 18,600,000 bales by an international authority, concerns over cold in the Southwest, and active offerings from the Eastern belt. Prices closed near higher levels with modest advances.

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Amalgamated Copper rises on wage strike fears

Wall Street centers on Amalgamated Copper as copper mine strikes abroad hint at higher metal prices. The piece notes Guggenheim's election to directorships at American Smelting, the New Haven and Maine Central boards, Illinois Central bond plans, and rising rail earnings per employee from 1902 to 1913.

New York Amalgamated Copper Rin Tinto Europe Amalgamated

Local Security Market Ends Mixed With Gains in Some Stocks

Yesterday the local security market showed irregular activity with bonds down and stocks mixed. Washington Railway and Electric led gains, bids climbed to 96 with a sale at that figure, odd lots at 96 and 97, strong close at 9 bid 100 asked, while Washington Gas declined and Washington Railway and Electric weakened. Capital Traction remained barely steady, Mergenthaler demand rose with price up to 217, and a new $50 counterfeit note alert was issued by Secret Service Chief Flynn warning careful handling to detect fakes.

Washington Railway and Electric Com Washington Gas Mergenthaler Washington Gas Sg Washington Railway and Electric Capital Traction Exchange W. W. Spaid W. B. Hibbs & Co Spaid W. J. Flynn Secret Service Jim Flynn

New York Produce Prices and Market Notes

New York market brief records diverse commodity bids with butter and cheese steady to unsettled, eggs and poultry mixed, flour firm, and oils and sugars quoted. Grain futures show overall declines with hard red wheat and corn prices sliding. freight and lead staples follow suit as the market closes near season lows.

Holland Writes of Freight Rates and the Future of the Railroads

New York October hearing before arbitrators in the dispute between eastern railroad trainmen conductors and companies. Even if wage demands are granted, new demands for higher pay will follow. Interstate Commerce Commission likely to consider up to five percent rate increases. some rail executives reduced dividends due to impaired net earnings despite rising gross earnings. Analysts warn railroads face impaired credit and possible government ownership as a potential outcome, with observers noting the need for higher net earnings to attract new capital. The case highlights rising costs, declining freight rates relative to costs, and potential receivership risks for some systems. Holland

New York Eastern Railroads Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Eastern Railway Companies East New Haven Railroad Company Howard Elliott James J. Hill Boston Hill United States London Anance Congress Atlantic Coast Benton and Maine Railroad Notioe Boston and Maine Railroad Company George A. Post Railway Business Association Holland

St Mary's Alumnae Dine and Meeting Report

Sixty graduates attended the St Marys Academy alumnae annual meeting in Alexandria with a recital by Miss Gertrude Spetzler. Officers elected include Teresa Waters president, Margaret Greene vice president, Rosa Crilly secretary, Agnes Gilroy treasurer, Mildred Hellmuth historian, Alice Hamill librarian. Banquet followed in the academy dining hall with red flowers and lamps.

Agnes Gilroy Mildred Hellmuth Alicé Hamill Academy Guido Kengla Washington Mrs. Kengla Mary Murphy

Brannon to Inspect City for Parsonage Site

W. L. Brannon of Fredericksburg was tasked to review properties in Alexandria for a parish house for the presiding officer of the Alexandria district and report to the conference. Thanksgiving plans unfold for the Poor and tribal groups Osceola and Seminole with a charity dinner. The joint arrangements committee includes Walter Nicklin, M. Schwab, A. J. Butcher, and Brawner. Alexandria Library Association elected officers for the year: Mrs. Samuel L. Monroe president, Miss Laula Smoot vice president, Mrs. William B. Smoot treasurer, and Mrs. J. Stewart Jamieson secretary.

Presiding Sider Alexandria W. L. Brannon Predericksaburg Walter 3. Nicklin Co. M. Schwab A. J. Butcher Brawner Library Association Alexandria Library Association Samuel L. Monroe Laula Smoot Wiliam B. Smoot J. Stewart Jamieson

I C C probes rail tariffs on iron ore routes

The Interstate Commerce Commission began a study into freight rates for transporting iron ore from Lake Erie ports to Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A 5 percent rate hike proposed by eastern railroads triggered a major inquiry led by Louis D Brandeis of Boston. Hearings likely in December with rates suspended for up to ten months.

Lake Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Johnstown Interstate Commerce Commission New York Central Erie Baltimore and Ohio Reading Lackawanna Lehigh Valley Louis D. Brandeis Boston

Washington Produce Market Prices and Quotes

Market report lists fruits and vegetables by state regions Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware with demand described as good. Includes live poultry butter eggs vegetables greens fruits and wool prices across multiple items with units and ranges for entries such as corn lima beans potatoes onions lettuce peppers spinach okra carrots beets string beans cucumbers tomatoes cabbage peaches apples grapes pears oranges lemons pineapples apples New York state wool.

Virginia Pennsylvanaa Maryland Delaware Elgin Canean New York State West Virginia Maine California New York

Baltimore Markets: Wheat, Poultry, Butter Prices Oct 16

Baltimore reports easier wheat prices with several No 3 and No 2 grades listed. Poultry and eggs show varied live weights and regional rates. Butter prices cover creamery fancy prints and store packed options with regional state adjustments. Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby markets quoted with several per pound and per dozen figures.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Virginia

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