MONEY CRISIS AFTERMATH.
FALL IN SECURITIES—£BB,OOO,OOO. (Rec. June 26, 11.20 p.m.) London, June 26. The "Bankers! 1 Magazine" estimates that tho shrinkage of 887 representative securities during the past month equalled .£88,000,000. Tho fall is stated to have been one of the heaviest during tho last seven years. SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF STOCKBROKER. By Telepra.pl.—PreEß Association—Copyright London, June 35. The body of Peter Donaldson, a partner in tho firm of James Watson and Co., was found in the Clyde with dumbbells tied to tho neck and legs. During tho recent money crisis, it was reported by cablegram that the firm of James Watson and Co., on the Glasgow Exchange, had suspended payment. The firm is fifty years old, and at one time practically controlled the iron market of the world. Its difficulties are due to the fluctuations in the price of Cleveland iron.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1787, 27 June 1913, Page 7
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