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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1905
Page
7
Bradstreet's notes remarkable activity across industries led by iron and steel with outputs sold ahead and prices rising. Railways show higher earnings and grain movement remains steady while labor stays employed though some strikes appear in printing and building trades.
Market reports indicate continued receipts and favorable weather aiding cold storage. Fresh Virginia and surrounding Virginia markets show price ranges for vegetables and butter with rising cheese prices. Live poultry arrivals are light and demand dull, while dressed poultry and turkeys show stable to slow movement amid plentiful supply.
Fruits show slight demand for good eating apples with slower sales on ordinary grades. Apples green 1.06 per unit, peaches 1.75 per basket, 1.75 per box, damsons 6 pounds per bushel. Vegetables well supplied with steady prices. tomatoes in heavy receipt and low. Norfolks potatoes 1.50 to 1.65 per barrel, home grown 1.50 to 1.95 per barrel, Western Burbank 0.50 to 0.65 per bushel, rural 0.60 to 0.65, Virginia Maryland 0.45 to 0.50 per bushel. Sweet potatoes 1,752.00 per barrel, yams 23 1/2 to 50 per barrel, onions 11.50 to 2.00 per barrel, tomatoes near by 0.40 to 0.50 per box.
Market report shows flour exports at 9,188, steadying demand. butter and eggs quiet with steady receipts around 7,013 eggs and 7,751 receipts. Commodities including pork, lard, hides, and cottonseed oil hold firm or steady. metals and chemicals show London tin and other futures easing while domestic rosin and turpentine remain subdued.
Louisville banker Iohm W. Brown, managing partner of H N Martin & Co tobacco rehandlers, filed a voluntary petition in federal court for bankruptcy. Assets are about 182 684 dollars and liabilities around 21 393 dollars. The Western National Bank of Louisville, recently closed by the Comptroller, is the largest creditor.
Assistant Attorney General RK P Goodwin of the Post Office Department yesterday recommended a fraud order against E Manuel a New York cigar manufacturer at 215 217 West 125th Street The inquiry shows Manuel used paid applicants for sample outfits to lure salesmen who would collect four dollars for 200 cigars and then fail to fill orders The postal inspectors report the firm expected agents to quit and lose commissions while profiting from the cigars Houstis Pompany of Jersey City also faced action for a mail order fraud claiming to convert a pint of milk into a pound of butter and deceiving farmers and dairymen resulting in food law violations
New Orleans reports Secretary Heer ter’s statement showing world visible cotton supply at 2,646,602 this week up from 2,564,378 last week. American cotton totals 1,812,62. other kinds including Egypt Brazil and India total around 834,?10. Key holdings afloat in Britain and Europe 1,427,000. Egypt 36,000. India 548,000. United States 276,000.
The grand jury adjourned yesterday until Monday and Special Attorney Beach left the city for Hot Springs Arkansas for about a week. No further indictments are expected until his return. The jury ended the session by finishing minor cases with no indictments returned.
The Legal Record lists court actions across Equity, Circuit, and Probate divisions. Disposed matters include rule discharge in Murphy vs Murphy, surrebuttal motions denied, compromise agreements confirmed, trustees appointed with bonds, and estates admitted to probate with letters testamentary issued, detailing bonds, attorneys, and involved parties. Notable entries include the Washington Railway case, trustee appointments in bonds up to 1500 dollars, and multiple probates for Dana Richards Grose Ford and Manning with named executors and attorneys.
A compiled list of deeds of trust recorded for properties in multiple squares and blocks including Brookland Pleasant Plains Schurzten Park Mount Pleasant Columbia Heights Ellaston Terrace and West Brookland. Names include Janmisen Benjamin Mitchel Hood Horner Hospital Wageraft Digges Rheem Swartzell Roseng Imhoff Stubblefield Street Schulters Schafer Specht and Wardman among others securing sums from 100 to 12,000 dollars with terms ranging from 1 month to 3 years at 5 to 6 percent interest.
A long list of property transfers in Washington with numerous streets and blocks. Buyers include William Bevane, Jane Douglas, Harry Wardman, George Guatin, Oscear Wilkinson, Algernon McChesney, Cathrin Richter, Maurice Shipley, Martha Little, Clara Katzenstein, Samuel Cockrell, Walter Nolan, Elisabeth Whalen, Paul Otto, Leonora Morrie, Susan Lohr, Ella Sherman, Maria Cord, and others. Prices show many ten dollars or a higher figure like 6400, with numerous squares and lots across Northwest and Southeast regions. Several lawsuits and liens accompany the real estate notices, listing plaintiffs, defendants, and attorney firms overseeing actions.
A bustling listings page shows Littleton practical house painter services and ready estimates at 2205 7th st aw alongside hardware school supplies and sporting goods stores. Merchants praise new and renovated stores offering men's fall and winter clothing, furnishings, and low prices. Ships and barges unload oysters coal and lumber at nearby piers while various trades promote papering services and household needs.
T. M. Mohler & Co. at 1806 Seventh Street NW offers a five year written guarantee on paint durability and lasting quality. The firm handles paints varnishes glass oils and painters supplies and recently added a sixty gallon gasoline tank. They provide prompt large or small orders and estimates, with Mr Mohler giving personal attention to guarantee satisfactory work. Meanwhile a local ad section lists various businesses and residents with updates on travel sales and services.
Curious Highland scene at Lochalsh as Dr Farquhar Matheson is laid to rest. Carved by simple carpentry, the coffin is carried by relatives along a six mile route to the Kirkyard, followed by sandwiches and whisky. Bagpipe music adds solemn pomp to a sober funeral, contrasting with English customs.
A Highland funeral procession unfolds with piper dirges and clan reverence as mourners walk seven miles to Loch Duich. Elsewhere London endures over shopping and under patronage with new shops crowding subsided streets as rents rise.
Advertises Hotel Braddock Heights in Braddock Heights Maryland opening for the autumn season through October 1. Describes scenic mountain views and weather protection from wind and air movers. Provides contact for rates and address.
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