Market Dull Then Active on Arabic Incident Arbitration
Wall Street saw a trading dullness through most of the session, turning active at the close on reports Washington and Berlin would submit key points of the Arabic incident to arbitration. Steel and iron orders from foreign buyers lifted sentiment, with metal shares and United States Steel driving gains, while railways remained volatile and bonds displayed irregular activity amid unsettled credit conditions.
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Washington
New York
Wall Street
Berlin
United States
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Crucible Steel
New York Air Brake
Rock Island
London
New York Bond Market Amid Mixed Securities Listings
The New York market reports a broad array of bonds and stocks with varied quotes. Listings include American Cotton OM da at 93, American Tobacco 68, Amoco and others, plus railroads, utilities, and steel issues. Names such as Interborough Rapid Transit, New York Central, Reading, Southern Railway, and US Steel feature among the active securities with diverse par values and yields.
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New York
American Agricultural
American Cotton
American Fel & Telev
American Smelters
American Tobacco
Lo Dia
Dade
Coast Line Consolidated
Halamace
Chicago Great Western
MN & St
Bevbachi
Mil & St P
Tnt Rop & Pic
Hingo & Northwestern
Colorado & Southern
Tiga Consolidated Gna Co
Denver & Rio Grande
Discisters Securities
Erie cv
Erie Wen
Genial Miretrick S
Oreac Northern
Tlmore Central
Inspiration Copper
Interborough Rapid Transit
Interborough Met
Kansas City Southern
Liggett & Myers
Lonnard
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri
Kandaa
Texas
New York Central
New York City
New York State Dishaw York Railways
Adj
Norfolk & Westernev
Northern Facife
Sorthern Facitle
Oregon
St Louis & San Francef
St Louis Southwestern Con
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Hell
Southern Pictile
Southsea Picifle
Southern Railway Oe
Southern Railway
Texan Company Oy
Lexis & Factiic Ist
Third Avenue
Liman Polfie
New York Stock Market Monday September 1 1915
Market activity in New York opened with cautious trading as investors weighed early gains from last week. Prices edged higher on rail and industrial issues with notable volume reported for Saturday session 233 710 shares traded overall.
New York Cotton Hits New Highs as Buying Surges
Active general buying returns to New York cotton today push Dec contracts to 10.80, with late trading showing strong closes and net gains of 25 to 40 points. Futures steadied with futures showing notable gains across the board as market momentum persisted.
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New York
Daily Cotton Market Report
New York Sept 13 Mercantile paper Sterling 2u% Dollar 4.6560 cables 4.6660 Francs demand 6.99 cables 5.97 Marks 82% both ways Lives 643 cables 6.42 Rubles 34 cable 36 Barbary 48% Mexican dollars 28 Government bonds steady Railroad bonds irregular Time loans easy 60 days 24 90 days 245 2% all months 3 3% Call money steady high 2 low 1% ruling rate 1% last loan 2 doglig bid 1% offered at 2.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Joana
Harvests Seen Excellent Across United States Says Simonson
William A. Simonson, vice president of National City Bank, reports harvests are excellent and likely exceptional overall. Spring wheat in the Northwest is magnificent, while droughts and rains affected other regions. Government data foresee a near 3 billion bushel corn harvest with record nationwide crops and shifting market conditions amid wartime.
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Northwest Magnificent
Simonson
National City Bank
Iatanea
United States
Washington
South
Federal Reserve Bank
Minneapois
New England
Thig
Holland
Wall Street Notes Erie Boost. War Orders Lift Markets
Wall Street moved higher in the late trading hour as Erie stocks rise on accumulation signals tied to banking interests. French and German short-term notes gain demand while Canadian Car and Foundry secures a $52 million Russian contract. Market tone improves with shifts in debentures and convertibles across major names.
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France
Germany
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
New York Produce Prices Across Dairy Eggs and Meat
New York market report shows butter steady with mixed creamery and firsts, eggs steady with fresh gathered and extra firsts, cheese steady with state milk and fats, poultry dressed and fresh fowls, flour steady with patents and straights, coffee and sugar near unchanged, pork and beef steady, lard in midwest ranges. Prices vary by grade, receipts noted across dairy, poultry, and grain sectors.
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New York
Hennery
Rio
Santos
Santosa
Middle West
Live Stock Markets Report from Chicago and New York
Live stock prices and receipts for September 13 show Chicago hogs at 6.30 to 8.98, cattle receipts around 19 600 head with native beef cattle 6.00 to 10.20, sheep 22 000 head with lambs 4.25 to 3.35. New York quotes hogs at 7.80 to 8.50, calves 5.50 to 12.75, sheep 2.75 to 5.60, lambs up to 9.60, with mixed cull values.
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New York
Apt
U. S
New Orleans
U.S
Charleston
D. Ee
Wilmington
Norfolk
Panama
Baltimor
Boston
Philadelphia
Galventon
Mobile
Savannah
Houston
Memphis
Augusta
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Dallas
Ausunta
Chicago
Wheat and corn quotes in New York market report
New York market note shows spot wheat prices firm with No 2 red and No 2 hard at around 1.20 percent, No 1 Northern and Manitoba grade bids. Corn is steady with No 3 yellow at 86 to 87 cents and No 2 white for prompt shipment amid mixed futures.
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New York
Lake and
Northern
Duluth
Manitoba
Buffalo
Wallenhall Stock Exchange Opens With Mixed Activity
Local financial notes say the Wahlhiton stock exchange opened with the largest broker turnout in months. Bond buying grew, with Potomac Electric bonds selling 100 to 100 1 2, Washington Railway and Whetric 4m at 81, and Norfolk & Whellington steamboat bonds at 105. Trades were thin as bids lagged, Lanston showed hesitation, and James M. Green returned to the floor after months away.
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Wahlhiton “Stock Exchange
Potomac Electric Consolidated Bs
Washington Railway
Whetric
Local Stock Exchange Summary of Bonds and Stocks
A midday stock report lists multiple bonds and equities with prices and yields. Washington Gas, Potomac Electric and Washington Railway issues show varied bids and asks, along with railroad bonds, utility stocks, mining and national bank shares, and transfer firms.
Treasury balance report at close of business yesterday
United States Treasury notes the net balance in the general fund at 48,990,237 dollars, total receipts 2,082,052 dollars, and total payments 112,166,680 dollars. The current fiscal year deficit stands at 31,936,497 dollars, versus 14,793,916 last year, excluding Panama Canal and public debt transactions.
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United States Treasury
Treasury
Philippines
United States
Federal Reserve
Banka
British Flying Corps
Islas
Zeppelins Reach London Range Alarms Night Raids
Washington dispatch notes military experts assess the German air threat to London with night raids likely to continue unless new countermeasures emerge. They say Zeppelins can evade detection at night, making aerial patrols seem ineffective, while analysts stress the need for improved methods from the British flying corps.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington
Dispatch
London
Local Produce Market Prices
A market listing shows alive poultry with hens 10 11 cents per lb, ducks 14 15, turkeys 16 16, spring chickens 17 13. Dressed poultry includes chick en a 22, hens 16, ducks 15 16, turkeys 22, roosters 11. Cheese and butter prices, eggs from nearby regions, and vegetables with detailed per basket and per crate rates. Green fruits list California oranges 6 5 dollars per box, grapefruit 6 5 dollars, lemons 10 0 8 dollars per box, and other fruits with crate pricing.
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New York State
Nem Large
Elgin
Virginia
New York
California
Florida
Philadelphia
Western Creamery
F. c
Washington cattle market hogs and sheep report
Market summary shows hogs at 798 head with mixed bids and supply. Sheep and lamb offerings described with varied weights and conditions, alongside quotations for feeder and slaughter classes. Prices indicated as steady to firm with regional demand noted.
Metal Market Summary From New York to London
The market reports copper steady at Hedrolytic 18.00. iron prices range No 1 North 16.25 to 16.75 and No 2 15.50 to 16.50 with Southern variants. Tin steady at 39.25 34.00. London spot copper £68 futures £69 Los electrolytic 482 10s. tin £154 10s futures £165. antimony £135.
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Har
N.J
Atlig-Chalmera
Inter. Paper
Toolalni-Chal Ps
C. Southern
Am. Ag. Chem
Ec.c. South
Pt. i
Lack, Steel
Amer
Can
Lig. & Myera
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Max- M
Amer. Linseed
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Missouri Pacific
Mont. Power
Nat. Enam
Nat
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Am. Woolen Pt
N. Y. Alr B. AG
Tory
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Atchison
N. Y
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Baldwin
Nort. & West
Pitts. Coal
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Steel Car
Butte & Sy
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Quicksilver
Ry. Steel Sp
Ray Con. C
Rep
Chi
Gt. W. Pf
L & S. Pf. Loe
Rock Island
Rumely
CRI
C. R
Consol
South, Pacific
Southern Ry
Crucible Steel
South, Ry
Studebaker
EAT
Crucible St
Cuba- Am
Suger
Tenn
Decrepf
Texas & Facific
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Dist Securities
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Erie
Union Pacific
United Cigar
Erie 2d
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SRG BR
Fed
U. S. Express
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Utah Copper
Fitness Central
West, Mary
Inter
Weat
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Willys-Qwerl
Int
Har, Corp
New York
Guiet
Northern
Southern
Metal Exchange
London
Cottonseed Oil Market Report from New York
The New York market shows prime crude at 5.07 with spot and September at 6.05 and 6.10 for October, 6.11 for November, 6.13 for December, 4.24 for January, 6.80 for February, 6.38 for March, and 6.48 for April. Prime winter yellow ranges 6.20 to 7.00, prime summer white from 6.00 to 7.00.
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New York
Philadelphia Markets Report on Butter Eggs and Poultry
Philadelphia market notes show steady butter and cheese prices with firm eggs and mixed grain signals. Wheat and corn move higher, oats ease, while poultry demand remains variable with dressed fowls and broiling chickens quoted at nearby and Western markets.
War cargo off to Russia aboard Dwinsk liner
The Russian American Uner Dwines sailings for Archangel carried 8 000 tons of aeros autos and locomotives and 400 cabin and 400 steerage passengers. Among the cabin travelers were Dr Malcolm Graw Dr Edmond Egbert and Seward B Utter of the American Red Cross. Also aboard were Baldwin Locomotive Works engineers J L Butte J Parmelee and Peter De Shelmerdine en route to Kola to fit 250 locomotives for the Petrograd to Kola railroad.
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Washington Post
New York
Uner Dwinex
Archangel
Malcolm Graw
Edmond Egbert
American Red Cross
Seward B. Utter
Russia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
J. L. Butte
J Parmelee
Peter de Shelmerdine
Kola
Petrograd
General Forsyth Dies at Rockport Home After Illness
Gen George Alexander Forsyth U S A retired died at his Rockport Massachusetts home Sunday after months of illness He fought in sixteen Civil War battles and many skirmishes rising from private in the Chicago Dragoons in 181 to brigadier general of volunteers in 1865 He earned brigadier general rank in the regular army in 1868 for gallantry and services He served on a board of officers to inspect European and Asian armies in 1878 Funeral date to be announced Burial planned for Arlington National Cemetery
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Maas
George Alexander Forsyth
Chicago Dragoons
Board of Officers
Europe
Asia
National Cemetery
Arlington
Baltimore Live Stock Markets and Oil Prices Date Sept
Baltimore live stock receipts for the week totaled 4 035 cattle 8 636 sheep and lambs 10 207 hogs and 874 calves with prices mixed lower for cows and bulls while lambs held steady hogs showing fair demand. Pittsburgh crude oil prices rose five cents per barrel and southeastern Ohio crude prices advanced with several districts quoted. Federal Reserve Board approved rediscount rates 4 1 2 percent on ten day commercial paper and 3 percent on commodity paper for the Philadelphia reserve bank.
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Baltmore
Calven
Pittsburgh
South Penn Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Mercer Black
New Castle
Cabell
Corning
Somerset
Ragland
Lima
Ohio
Southeastern Ohio
North Lime
South Lima
Indlang
Wooster
Findlay
Princeton
Tlinots
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Courtesy for Park Police Courthouse Order Issued
Col W W Harts engineer officer in charge of public buildings and grounds issued a special order to park police. Officers must remain courteous even when treated discourteously while enforcing regulations. Lack of courtesy will be investigated on citizen complaints.
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W W. Harts
Rock Island Plans to Pay Debenture Interest Settlement
Nathan L. Amster, chair of the minority stockholders committee, has gone to New York and expects a settlement tomorrow on $500,000 of the $20,000,000 debenture bonds of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The interest charges settlement would relieve a serious burden if the principal payment were due Monday.
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Chicago
Nathan L. Amster
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
New York
Mondday
Panama Canal Reopens as Finland Reaches Colon
Panama Canal opens again after a rockslide delayed vessels. the steamship Finland arriving at Colon from San Francisco to New York with passengers and freight departed for her destination shortly after arrival.
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Finland
Colon
New York
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Contempt suit ordered in District of Columbia court
In the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia Henry L Krufman plaintiff sues Chauncey M Gilbert defendant over $1000 with interest from January 2 1915 and costs. On August 26 1915 the court orders the defendant to appear within forty days to defend and show cause why contempt should not be entered, else the suit proceeds by default Milton Trasburger judge F G Auham clerk Rabeyant noted as seal and date.
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Henry L. Krufman
Splaincit
Chauncey M Glidert
Nuit
Chauncey M Gilbect
Csume
Milton
Trasburger
Auham
Rabeyant
Local Business Offers and Real Estate Financing Promises
Real estate backed loans and stock guidance offered by a firm promising 18 percent net profits since 1914. Amoled meat stand stock and futures marketed with a top location seeks financial backing for expansion. Also a growing neighborhood grocer for sale or rental by owner Amberger, Conduit rd, Glen Echo.
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Amberger
Glen Echocara Faloriden
Chinaman Eitis Three In Springfield Killings
Ng Hok Yeung also known as Baw Yeung a Chinese laundryman from Greenfield murdered three Chinese men. He killed his partner Ong Ten at their Greenfield laundry then in Springfield shot Wu Shee Chang restaurant owner and Ne Hong son of another restaurant owner. Baw Young confessed claiming financial failure to aid his immigration-law trial motive.
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Maes
Baw Yeung
Ng Hok Yeung
Greenfield
Ong Ten
Wu Shee Chang
Hampden Street
Ne Hong
Baw Young
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