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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1910

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2

Trading Advances Persist Amid Strong Market Tone

The Washington Post reports heavy stock market turnover with gains on balance but notable profit taking after hours. Export trade for September rose to 168.859 million dollars, a 15 million rise from last year, while imports fell 4 million. Wheat corn and cotton weakened as markets adjusted after a buoyant period.

Washington Post New York Stock Exchange Wall Street Credt Financial Washington Chicago, Milwaukee and St Imperial Bank of Germany

Wall Street Gossip Signals a Bullish Turn

Special to The Washington Post reports traders in New York say Monday's business eclipsed four months of activity with a surge in orders and a jump in stock turnover. Analysts warn the pace may be unsustainable as shorts cover and heavy speculators risk a sharp reversal if weakness appears.

New York Commission Morning Mail Phoro

Financial market notes from yesterday and upcoming reports

Local activity showed large bids and firm prices across utilities and stocks like Fourteen Capital Traction Washington Gas and Lanston. The market overall firm with rising bids on some securities, a tighter money market, and deposits increasing in banks while the Treasury prepares a new credit bureau and Baltimore and Ohio announces its annual meeting in Baltimore.

Potomac Electric Tha Honda St Hs Gure Capital Traction Eau Washington Gas Gearke Town Gas Op Washington Railway Liedric Atl Washington Title Insurance Washington Market Mergenthaler

Boston Market Prices Show Egg and Poultry Rally

The Boston market notes rising prices for eggs and poultry amid colder weather and scarcity. Fresh fruits and vegetables also face higher figures this week, with listings for butter, meats, and produce across varied regional and national items. Copper and other commodities show modest moves in New York and London markets.

Hole Virginia Gina Copper Range Consolidated Co Western Procens New York State Megetacles Caby wBe Doc Dawkel California Delaware Niagara Bartlett Camsons Ada Consolidated Josing Mines North Butts Ghannog ,Utan Consolidated Utah Copper Co

Washington Market debates guarantee bill of lading plan

Southern bankers and merchants criticize the guarantee bill of lading proposal as added costs for cotton, singling out the cotton trade for extraordinary guarantees and risking broader export implications. The New York market report shows commodity prices for dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, cottonseed oil, sugar, coffee, potatoes, cabbage, and peanuts, with varied movements and ranges across grades and regions.

J. H. Hicks Highland City Cotton Mills Talladega Ala

Live Stock Markets Report From New York Chicago and Baltimore

Live stock market notes from New York and Chicago dated October 17 show receipts and price ranges for cattle calves sheep and hogs. In New York receipts were 4020 head with varied prices for steers bulls cows and calves. Chicago reports 42000 cattle with mixed values and sheep at weak prices. Baltimore weekly cattle receipts total 6040 with generally lower market. hogs show steady to strong tone across regions.

New York Stamsere Orme Chicago Besves Texas Western Western Baltimore Westerp

Chicago Grain Market Faces Downward Swing In Wheat

Chicago prices fell as larger Argentina imports and a bigger visible supply in the US and Canada pressured wheat. Dec option traded between 7 9 and 7 30 cents with last sales around 8 4. Oats slipped to under 9 cents per bushel. corn down about 1 to 2 inches, oats led losses, and provisions varied from a small decline to modest gains.

Chicago Batas Argentina United States Canada

New York Cotton Sees Sharp Dips Then Rebound

The New York cotton market opened firm then fell to new lows before recovering mid day. Prices ended near the day's lows with a net loss of 2 to 30 points. Southern spot markets opened to roughly lower. Exports were heavy, though some wires claimed interior demand was waning.

New York Brooke

Daily Cotton Market Report and Energy of Grain Futures

New York and Cincinnati market notes show wheat and corn futures weaken on Argentina news and favorable weather. Spot prices for wheat No 4 red and No 2 white oats move with futures, while receipts and exports adjust. Separately Cincinnati brokers suspend operations amid margin calls and customer nonresponse. health ad copy appears amid unrelated materials.

New York Duluth Argentie News Manitoba Durum Standart

Big Corn Crop Presages Cheaper Meat

George Reynolds, president, and Ralph Van Vechten, vice president of Continental and Commercial National Bank, returned from the Los Angeles American Bankers Association meeting. They reported greater optimism about money and business, noting the large corn crop boosts trade and livestock demand, which should lower meat costs later. They cited higher currency needs for crop moving and rising grain billings as evidence of improving conditions.

Chicago Georgse Reynolde Ralph van Vechten Continental and Commercial National Bank Los Angeles American Bankers’ Association

Plans for Beautify City Prizes for Well kept Yards

The Civic Improvement League of Alexandria held its annual meeting in the chamber of commerce room to discuss public plans. Officers were elected led by President C. S. Taylor Burke. prizes for well kept yards were announced to be awarded and slides will show attractive and unattractive spots as examples. City officials urged to attend for talks on civic betterment.

Washington Post Bureau Gal King Street Alexandria Civic Improvement “League of Alexandria Chamber of Commeres Taylor’ Burke K. E . Knight Misa Fannie’ Herbert Helen Norris Cummings Eleanor Washington Howard Howard

Woolen Workers Strike at Crawford Mills in Martinsburg

Special to The Washington Post Martinsburg West Virginia October reports nearly all Crawford Woolen Mills operators walked out for the second time in three months over wage schedule disputes. Officials say defective weaving caused heavy losses and penalties for incompetent workmanship were raised, while workers say the company rejected their latest proposition.

Washington Martinsburg W. Way Crawford Woolen Mills

Cotton broker failure shocks Greensboro observer

Exchange notices report the failure of Solomon N Cone of Greensboro N C to meet obligations. Cone a former Cone Hedgpeth partner since 1909 is now in hospital after a suicide attempt, with family claiming 100000 dollars will square his accounts.

New ‘York Olemon N. Cone Greensboro N. C Cone

Pair Probably Drowned In Cayuga Lake Rowing Accident

Ithaca N Y Oct 17 Howard Jones son of the Rev R T Jones and Miss Grace Hiflock went for a moonlight row on Lake Cayuga last evening. Today their boat was found floating two miles down the lake with cushions missing and only one ear aboard. It is believed Jones and Miss Hiflock are rowers.

Ithaca Howard Jones Sion R. T. Jones Grace Hiflock

Virginia Synod debates orphanage aid secular stance

At the fifth day of Virginia Synod session a resolution called for ending support of the Lynchburg Presbyterian Orphanage, deeming it secular. The body also named reading clerks and trustees for Hampden-Sydney College and the Presbyterian Orphan’s Home, with eleven deaths recorded in the year across several presbyteries.

Presbyterian Lynchburg Hampiet-Sydney College J. B. Lang Lewisburg G. Randolph Harrison Richmond J. D. Paxton C & Blanton Don P. Halsey William B. McIlwaine Petersburg Jude Walter A. Watson Swansboro W. E. Scott Charlotte Court House Joseph Stebbins South Boston A. M. Fraser Staunton J. W. Lacey D. D Winchester Presbyterian Orphan’s Home R. P. Valentine Charlottesville A. C." Trippe Baltimore J. R. Sevier Alexandria J.M. Payne Charleston W. Va J. A. McMurray Chburg Tom G. Paxton Woodstock W. T. Willams J. Calvin Stewart Aynod Robert Gray Abingdon Presbytery A. B. Carrington Chesapeake Presbytery J. K. Harris Montgomery Presbytery Edgar Woods West Hanover Presbytery L. A. McLean Jani Presbytery J. W. Lupton H. Jere Witherspoon Hast Hanover Presbytery L. 3. Witherow J. K. Kepnie

Maryland Life Insurance Company Leader William H Blackford Dead

William H Blackford, president of the Maryland Life Insurance Company, died in Baltimore at home of pneumonia. Born December 27 1841 in Lynchburg Virginia, he served in the Confederate army. He joined the Maryland Life firm 31 years ago and became president November 21. He directed Mercantile Trust, Butaw Savings Bank, the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Parkersburg branch of the B and O. He sat on the Maryland Club board and belonged to the Baltimore Country Club. He was survived by his wife Aloe Steenbertn and a son William Jr.

Maryland Life Insurance Company Baltimore William H. Blackford Blackford Lynchburg Mercantile Trust Company Butaw Savings Bank Cumberland, and Pennsylvania Railroad Parkersburg Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Maryland Club Baltimore Country Club James Potter Mies Aloe. Steenberetn Virginia Wiliam Blackford, Jr

River Victim Henry Page Dennis Found Near Pitts Creek

Special to The Washington Poet from Pocomoke Md Oct Victims in Pocomoke River tragedy identified Henry Page Dennis son of former Senator K Dennis and secretary to United States Gendar John Walter Smith was found at the mouth of Pitts Creek near the drifting boat Miss Eaton daughter of Dr C D Eaton Beloit College president Wisconsin was seen aboard the Maryland but the crew could not reach the site before nightfall

Washington Pocomoke Henry Page Dennis Pocomoke River Pitts Creek Miss Eaton Maryland Deprris 8. K. Dennis United ‘States Gendtor John “Walter Smith Eaton C. D. Eaton Beloit College Wiaconsin

Farmhand Bridendolph arraigned in murder case

Joseph Martin Bridendolph, a farmhand on former Mayor Frank Miah’s farm near Hagerstown, was arraigned before Justice Hoffman on a charge of stabbing to death Paul L. Malona, a state grade inspector, at a Saturday night dance in Indian Borings. Sheriff Barber filed the charge and Bridendolph was recommitted without bail. Impossibility of bail in murder cases was noted. he would require a writ of habeas corpus to seek bail before Judge Keedy.

Epecial Washington Post Hagerstown Joseph Martin Bridendorph Justice Hoffman Paul L. Malona Barber Hoffman Bridendolph Bridendelph Keedy Frank M. Miah

Three Killed on Rails Near Gate City and Portsmouth

Three men, John Peters, Sam Lee, and R G McCoy, were killed on Norfolk and Western Railway tracks near Gate City, Virginia, on Sunday. Other items note a child’s disappearance after a woods outing, a fine for selling tomato wine in Lynchburg, and Seaboard Air Line Railway resuming full-time work in Portsmouth with a nine and a half hour day and half holiday.

Washington Post Bluefield W. Va John Peters Sam Lee R. G. McCoy Norfolk and Western Railway Seaboard Portsmouth Seaboard Air Line Railway

Cruisers California Pennsylvania and Colorado Arrive in San Francisco

The armored cruisers California Pennsylvania and Colorado arrived in San Francisco returning from the Chilean centennial celebration. They will stay until November 1 when Admiral Harber is succeeded by Admiral Parry. Ten Argentine officers aboard California will study aboard for six months. The California proved most economical, burning percentage less coal on the voyage from Chile. The trio completed a full-power draft trial with the California reaching 20.4 knots for six hours.

San Francisco California Pennsylvania Colorado United States South America Giles B. Har~ Ber Edwin B. Parry Chimbalo

WILL TEST WARDLAW SISTER

An inquiry into the mental condition of Mrs. Caroline B. Martin a Wardlaw sister charged with murder was ordered by Justice Ten Eyck Newark. Alienists reported she was not mentally responsible. The trial of Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Snead is set for next Monday but likely delayed until insanity is settled.

New York Caroline B. Martin Wardlaw Ocey W. M. Bnead East Orange N. J Justice Ten Eyck Newark Martin

New Mission Canon Snag Reported By Episcopal Delegates

The house of deputies at the general Episcopal convention faced a snag in a proposed new missionary canon. It would vest executive power in a president and a secretary group with an executive committee, replacing the general secretary. Dr. McKim said the canon risks undermining a successful mission board system. Also, a Newport News boy, four, died when a pile of logs collapsed on him during play.

McKim Washington Post Cincinnati House of Deputies Board of Missions Mission Board

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