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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1914

Page

2

Optimism on Change Bills on London Decline

Wall Street shows cheer as bills on London fall slightly and foreign holders of manufacturing obligations hint at relaxation. Gold flows to Canada moderate with Bank of England exports affecting sentiment. Exchange chatter revives but cautious finance officials expect renewed operations only after London signals.

Wall Street New York Termtate Commerce Commission Esellent London London Point England Canada

New York Produce Price List Summary

A garbled New York produce list shows multiple items with mixed figures. Entries mention eggs with cases, flour variants including flour, sugar options, rice, and various grains. The text appears as a fragmented OCR of market prices, including dates and incomplete item details.

Local Produce Market Prices Many Items Listed

Wholesale prices for poultry eggs cheese and fruits. Chickens hens and turkeys priced with regional references. Vegetables and produce include potatoes sweet potatoes peppers cucumbers tomatoes cabbage lettuce cabbage beets and other staples with various per basket crate barrel or box pricing. Market notes indicate price variations by region and class.

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Washington cattle market report yields mixed livestock prices

Fragmentary OCR from Washington market page notes cattle and sheep prices with calves, calves and choice lots mentioned. Details are unclear but indicate pricing per head and seasonally influenced demand shaping markets. Amounts and entities are incomplete in the readable text.

Oil Quotations and Credit Rates Reported for 1989

A summary of bank and market data shows an average oil quotation around 190.634 with 1989 shipments totaling 149 units and a 35 average price, indicating movement in cash credit terms and pricing through the reporting period.

Austrian Women Crazed by Strain Over War

Special to Tee Washington Post New York Ont 19 Bellevue Hospital today are more than half 2 dorm Austrian women who have done imeame because of the nervous clarm over the war. General have been sent to State institutions after being taken flat to Bellevue. The Austrian women have had only had oeta from the front. No British French women have similarly succumbed oF Russian to the straint neither have ant German women.

New York Bellevue Hospital Bellevue

Monkeys Rampage At Closed Café Caused By Pet Monkeys

Paterson report describes two pet monkeys at John Hubertus cafe breaking bottles and glassware after the cafe’s Sunday closure. The animals, seen as tame by patrons, smashed a showcase, opened cigar boxes, and damaged mirrors before hiding under the bar as a passerby alerted the owner.

Paterson Eva John Hubertus Cafe Huturtus Carrie Nation Hubertus

Burglary Suspect Caught After Wine Cellar Flight

A man broke into a Flatbush home while residents were away. Neighbors, using opera glasses, watched as he rummaged rooms and tried to flee. captured by police after a dive into the wine cellar. John Bacon, 29, of a Manhattan hotel, is charged with burglary.

John Baccon Manhattan

War Tax and Roosevelt Split Shape Illinois Politics

The piece reviews Illinois political tensions amid war taxation and Roosevelt loyalty, detailing Sherman’s supporters, the Chicago convention stances, and rival bets by Sullivan Robbins and the Progressive wing. It notes labor influences, tariff debates, and Sullivan’s pledge to back the President, with Robbins and Sherman both seeking broad worker and farmer support.

Roosevelt Attacks Bosses In Illinois Speech

Chicago Oct 18 Roosevelt derided New York Republican and Democratic bosses Barnes and Murphy saying they stand so close you could not fit a sheet of tissue paper between them. He cited bid for unity with Progressives and noted prior deals that could have united Sherman with Republicans to back a Progressive candidate for the U S Senate in 1913. He spoke in Illinois after visiting Gary Indiana to address steel workers endorsing Beveridge.

Chicago Sullivan Robbins Sherman Robinne United States Senate Henry George Progressive Party Ihnow Roger Sullivan Sherman Sherman Cook Cook County Sherman Aliness New Jersey House of Representatives Secretary of the Treasury Dudley Field Malone New York New York Custom House Theodore Roosevelt William Barnes Charles F Murphy Roosevelt Illinois Barnes and Murphy Frank Gary Ind J Beveridge United States Senate Ingana Lawrence Sherman Timess Raymond Robins Tiineis Lorimer James Hamilton Lewis

Naval Militia Board Meets to Draft Growth Plans

The Naval Militia General Board convened with Secretary of the Navy Daniels, marking the first sessions since his appointment. Commander Frederic B Bassett introduced the board, which will draft plans to increase the naval militia’s efficiency and consider sending militia members through the Panama Canal for a formal opening.

Bs Secretary of the Navy Daniels Naval Multia General Board Secretary of the Navy Frederic B Bassett SSN Naval Aniolley Nass Department Panama Canal Naval Militia General Board Congress General Board The Nay

Holland's Long Line of Messengers to Ottawa Gold Shipment

New York banks under Morgan & Co move $82 million in gold to Ottawa to back a new $100 million note issue for New York City. Messengers, police, and dozens of handbags carry gold certificates and coins to the subtreasury, then to the comptroller as receipts are exchanged for city notes. The process, guarded by coopers, packers, and express firms, aims to place the gold with the Bank of England within hours amid a broader financial crisis.

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Packing gold underwritings seen by sons at operation

Report describes sons watching the packing of gold for New York banks underwriting city obligations. It notes a safe facility now holds the packed gold and access is limited to authorized participants as gold certificates are converted and shipped to Ottawa. The article also includes scattered market data for wheat corn oats rye and barley.

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Live Stock Markets Review in Chicago and New York

Chicago prices for hogs, cattle, sheep and calves show varied receipts and steady to firmer tone. Hog receipts near 6900 with light to heavy classes. cattle receipts around 30000 with dull to firm beef and stocker values. sheep and lambs receipts about 3860 with steady to higher prices. New York arrivals irregular with steers bulls cows and calves showing mixed demand. weekly totals indicate stronger market for some classes and ample supply across segments.

Chicago New York Baltimore Privet Pleers

Elgin Butter Market Report Urgent Decline Noted

Elgin butter market shows prices around 60 cents per pound with selling activity in tubs. Brigin II reports October 18 figures indicating tight supply and steady demand, suggesting cautious trading and local price stability amid limited listings.

Treasury Ledger Notes 1914 Odd Transactions and Bank Movements

United States Treasury records show October 16 1914 receipts and disbursements details including ordinary expenditures, month to date totals and year to date figures. It notes gold certificates silver certificates and other currency holdings, plus bank note circulation and bullion subaggregates as part of general fund assets and liabilities. Remarks cover New York Cotton Exchange meetings and proposed amendments to cotton futures law, with references to upcoming board actions and potential reform measures for the near term.

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New York Money Market Snapshot

The New York money market shows a new bank at 96 1 ione, sterling exchange near 6% daily, with rates 4472 for cash and 4% for cabies. Derivatives and balances cited include 12,908,036 dollars, with a day’s turnover around 478.

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Dominion Adopts Seed Subsidy Plan in Canada

Canada adopts a subsidy policy to replenish seed supply cut off by war. Government will pay cash subsidies for seeds produced in the hemisphere, with bonuses from 7 cents a pound for sugar beet seed to 9 cents a pound for tomato seed, as Germany and France have been primary sources.

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