Price Break Due to Labor Threat in 1919 Stocks Decline
The Washington Post special reports New York trading Aug 5 to Sept 5 shows oil, metals, and steel leading declines amid a labor threat. Gompers telegram to Wilson spurred a market break with rails and shipping stocks moving. Cruci ble suffered worst losses, while oils and locomotives showed some resilience. General Motors, Baldwin, and Transcontinental feature in the slide. later prices recover as turnover shifts and dividends are discussed.
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Washington Post
New York
Gompers
Crucible
General Motors
Baldwin
Studebaker
Woolen
Sinclair Oil
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Steel Corporation
Gary
League of Nations
New York cotton futures slump as labor fears rattle markets
Revived labor trouble fears in the steel trade sparked renewed selling in cotton with December dropping from 23.65 to 28.55 and closing at 29.11, while the overall market finished lower. Chicago activity showed a robust upturn in car values as liquidation ended, with September strength and mixed grain prices reflecting varied demand. Oil and shipping data appeared alongside financial figures from the era.
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New York
S.s Ceee
Chase
Sepe
Oi City
York
Sept
Amey, Tel. & Tel. Co
Armour & Co
Zhi Low Kiese
Atchison Gen
Power. Cme
Atlantic Court Line Ees
Ajax
Nat. Aniline Co
Bethlehem Bio Ref
Baltimore & Ohio
Wat A. Co. Pf
Central of Georgia
Ali
Alter
Chesapeake & Ohio Co
Bosch Weg
N. Ry. x
B & Quincy Joint
Canors
Nevada Copper
Chi. Ini Si. BP. Cy
Ang
Car & Fy
Chi. HI. & Pac
Car & FB
Central
Chicago & N. W. Gen
Cotton Mem A
Chile Copper Cy
Hide & L
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City of
Paris
Bide & L. Ot
Colorado
South Wa
Aeeers Eee
West
Denver & Rio Grande
Ice P
Nor. Pac
Distillers Securities
Dominion of Canada
Inter. Co
Nova Beatia Stee
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General Electric
Okla
Tilipois Central
Am. Sm
Owens Bottle Ma
Terborough Rapid Transit
Steel
Pac. Ganoc
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Kansas City Southern
Sumatra
Pan-Am
Pet
Liggett & Myers
Tel
Pennsylvania
Louisville & Nashville
Texas
Peoria & Eastern
Missouri Pacific
Keystone Tire
New York Central Deh. És. Lonta
Am, Writ
Oregon
OlAnaconda
Ods
Lorillara Co
Pacific Tel
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Manhattan
Br. & Tees ii
Maxwell Ot
Reading
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Republic Iron & Steel
Gulf & W
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Amiates Southern Bell Tel
Balt, & Ohio
Gite
Idyale Sme
Tt Southern Pacific Ev
Barrett Iy Co
Minn. & Stl
Aaeu Booth Fisheries
Neh Va. Ry
Pond Creek
An. Pacific Foundry
Sai
Pulgaman Co
Cerro de Pas
Punta A. Sugar
Ene Ry. Steel Spg
Liberty
Liberty Ist
Repub
Iron & Steel
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R. BR
Royal Dutch
Liberty Ist Ts
Ls. R.L
Liberty 2A
St. Joseph
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Chile
W. Jctory
Okchina Copper
U. Victory
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Saxon Motor Co
Colo Ue
Seaboard Air
Columbia
Shattuck-Ariz
Sinclair Oil
Slosa-Sheffield
Southern Pac
Continental
Southern Ry
Stromberg Carbu
Can. Inter
Strombert C.rts
Crucible Cirker Toy
Rosselier Zieo
Studebaker
New Orleane
Middig
Recelptn
Siperts
Atock
Crucible Steel
Tude. .Corp
Cuba
Stutz Motor Co
Supertar Steels
Savannah
ORG. II
Texas Co
Chariestar
Dome Mines
Texas & Pacific
Willomets
Endicott
Baltimore
Erie Ist
Tranelle & Wilbrea Beze
Foxton
Fairbanka Co
Trangcont
Famous Players-L
Union Pacific
Fisher_ Bady
Pacific Co
Fish Tire
Freeport-Te
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Bob Sevanneb
United Fruitier
Gen. Motors
Houston
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Alco
St. Lot
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Great North
Pf. Realty & Par
Little Ri
Atlanta
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U. Rubber
Dallas
Gulf Steel
Gulf, Ma & Naor
Hetaboa
Haskell Barker
U. Steel
Memphis
Illnois
Nterb. Metro. Pf
Wabash Pf
Inter. Agricul
Inter_ Agricul
Wells-Fargo
N. J
Maryland
Inter
Inter. Nickel
Western Union
Nickel
Kennecott
Kelly Sp
le Agg Missouri Pac. Pi
W. B. Hibbs & Co
Rnational ‘Transit Co
Aetna Explosives
Transportation Co
Allied Packers
Navinees Pipe Ne Co
Atlantic Petroleum In
Ohio Oil Co
Seo Spascee
Boone On
Big Ledce
Prairie Oil and Gas Co
Boston & Montana
Prairie Pipe Line Co
Brazos Oil Pueshares
Southern Pipe
British American Chem
South Penn, O11 Co
Butterworth Judson
Southw't Penn
Calumet & Jerome
Standard Oil Co
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Canada
Lvee Standard Oil
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van Carbon Stee
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Swan & Finch
Coca Cola
Union Tank Line
Colonial Tir
Vacuurth Oi! Co
Commonweal
Washington Oil Consolidated
Arizona
Sosden Co Consolidated Copper
Atlas Or
Sciverces
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Dupont
Aia
Curtiss Aero
Davis-Daly
Hercules
Geo Elk Basin
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Emerson Phone
Excello Tire
Boston
Federal Oil
General Asphall
Odastales
Washington
General Asphalt
Glaging Nigar Glenrock Oil
Aliouez
Guffey-Gillespie
Amer. Agri
Chem van Ae
Houston Oil
Howe Sound
Hudson Oil Calumet
Ariz
Hupp Motors
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Hectane
Imperial Tobac
Centur
Intercontinental International Petroleum
Jerome Verde
East Butte
Li Fairbanks
Lake Torpedo
North Butt
Midwest
New Cornelia
Nevada
Oklahoma Oil Co Os
Okmulgee Gl
Overland Tire
Baltimore Securities
Ray Hercules
Ryan
Ctfa
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United Bys
Elec. Co
Nee Submarine Corporatio
S— Swift International
Okie Con
Eidane
Tonopah Divide
Tonopah
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Plight & Heat Com
Rys. & el. Inc
United Otors
United
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Ralto. & A
United Verdees
Azold Tire
Victoria
Wayland
Berayne Coal
West End
Ava
Wright-Marti
Eto. Ca
Swift Libby
Ta Union Carbla
Angio-Am. Oil Co
New
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Buckeye Pipe Line
Chesebrough
Continental Oil Co
Crescent Pipe Line Co
Umberland Pipe
Eureka
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Galena-Sig. Oil Co. Pf
Iinois Pipe Line Co
Indiana Pipe Line Co
Simms Petroleum stocks rise on Clairborne parish finds
reports from New York describe a Standard Oil discovery near Clairborne parish, Louisiana, boosting Simms Petroleum as investors bet on nearby oil prospects. trading showed price gains on Simms shares, while other energy issues moved variably in a cautious market.
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Washington Post
New York
Simms Petroleum Company
Clairborne Parish
Standard Oil Company
Simme Petroleum Company
Simms Petroleum
Broad Street
Petroleum
Exchange
Columbia Graphophone
Colonial Tire
American Ship
Marconi
America
Acme Coal
New York Money Market and Cottonseed Prices Report
New York money market shows government and railroad bonds easy, time loans easing, call money near 5 percent. Cottonseed futures list September 24 price at 24.00 and nearby months around 19.6 to 18.67 with several contracts noted through March and April at 13.69 to 13.70.
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New York
Mercantile
Oc- Nowear
Cem— Dar
Balea
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Baldwin and Steel
California Petroleum
Transcontinental
Aaces
Eiven the Bear
Calif Turnia Petroleum
United States Express
Worthington Pump
Supreme Court of the United States
Atchison
Southern Pacific
Louisville
Nashville
Michigan Central
Ita
New York Central
NEW York Stock Market
Chicago Grain
Germany
Austria
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Federal Reserve Board
Curb Market Review
Philadelphia
Ulery
Broeilin
Jersey
Liberty Bonds
Victory
Liberty Investment Co
F Street
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Burgiasr
Ralph W.lee von Risg
Home Savings
Home Savings Branches
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth Street
Pennsylvania Ave
Chaz. J. Bell
W.L. Douglas Shoe CO
Massachusetts Corporation
United States
Brockton, Mass
L. Donglag
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas Shoes
Gusraintena
Nica
W. L. Jas Ahoes
Europe
Asia
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Brockton
Mass
W L. Douglas Shoe CO
W. L. Douglas Shoes Company
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Liberty Bond
Penna. Ave. N
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Herbert T. Greenwood
Consolidated Stock Ex of
St. N. W. Tel
Pital
Rome
National Savings & Trust Company Cor
N. Y. Ave
Bank of the Society For Savings and Loans
Thirteenth St. N. W
Bret Mo
N.W
United States Treasury
Allo United Suites Treasury
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Jevach & Co
Moorhead & i Elmore Mennera
Ras M. Aed
Swift & Company
Rona Yard
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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