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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1919
Page
3
In New York the market shows a sharp rally in traction bonds with prices irregular and industrials holding firm. Time money eases with call loans renewed at 5 percent, bank acceptances rising, and foreign exchange weakening.
Capital Traction shares rise to 88 with small lots offered. Washington Railway and Electric preferred stock bids advance to 51 percent with asks at 54. Mergenthaler Linotype trades ease to 140. Bond notes absent. Listing covers several bonds, stocks, and banks with mixed prices across electrical, rail, and misc sectors.
A dense listing of fresh eggs cheese butter poultry and a long green fruit and vegetables table. Notable entries include eggs at 53 cents average receipts 51 and 50 for Southern, New York State cheese at 34 35, butter 61 62, and poultry including roosters 20 per lb turkeys 35 40 hens 33 84 per lb Berit chickens 38 40 high grade, 36 a7, guineas 40 50. Bananas 80 40 per dozen, lemons 5.60 650 per box, oranges 5.00 es. 50, peaches 2.50 4.00 per crate, Cuban pineapples 7.00, cantaloupes 1.25 2.00, watermelons 30 40. Various other produce prices follow including potatoes 575 600 per bbl and cabbages 2.50 3.50 per bbl.
New York copper and various metal prices quoted with spot and futures, including lead tin and spelter. London copper and electrolytic figures listed. Washington cattle market shows sheep calves and pork prices per pound across categories.
Spot wheat steady for No 2 red at 2 35 with track arrivals. N Spot firm yellow and No 2 mentioned, S Spot firm No 1 white at 3 dollars. Exchange to close September 10 for Pershing Day as New York stock exchange declares a special holiday.
Peking reports hundreds of students rally to back delegates seeking to press the president on Shantung. The protest targets martial law and a general blamed for urging friendship with Japan. Boycott of Japanese goods intensifies. finances falter as bonds sell at deep discounts and foreign loans fade.
A list of proposed marriages shows numerous couples with ages ranging from 17 to 38 across locations including Navy Yard, Chattanooga, Johnstown, Bladensburg, Dorchester, Vienna, and Royersford. Clergymen named include Rev. Howard Downs and Rev. William Mesner among others.
A series of birth announcements lists parents and newborns including families such as William and Henrietta Waters with a girl, Nelson A. and Eleanor Tacy with a girl, Harvey M. and Gladys May Seeger with a girl, and many others noting boys and girls born to numerous local couples. The notices reflect wide community births.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau forecast for District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia calling for fair and warm weekend with light south to southeast winds. Regional temperature highs mid 80s with some cooling by Sunday. River and lake reports show low rainfall with scattered showers in Upper Lake region and Florida. New York produce markets list butter eggs poultry and dairy prices. Chicago and New York live stock markets show mixed but generally steady movement for hogs cattle calves and lambs.
The ad claims Camels meet exacting demands with no lingering aftertaste or cigarette odor. It urges smokers to test Camels to the limit and compare with any cigarette in the world at any price, asserting quality will make you keen on Camels.
Local paper notes a band concert today featuring musician John Miller with pieces from Madame Buite and Star-Spangled repertoire as part of the Waves TM program.
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