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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
10
Daily market report notes fluctuating prices with less selling pressure than yesterday and efforts to push prices higher. Call loans rise to 3 percent as New York bankers back a $203.9 million Brazilian coffee loan amid heavy financing and liquidity shifts.
Trading on metals and mining stocks showed United States Steel below 54 for the first time since the national election week. The Gould group and Great Northern preferred led a few others with unexpected strength. Most prices were largely steady from yesterday while bonds were irregular and total sales reached par value of 5,578,000. United States bonds remained unchanged on call.
Treasury statement shows available cash balance of 148,839,076 in the general fund excluding the gold reserve. It lists gold coin and bullion at 27,956,786 and gold certificates at 53,358,300.
A dense listing from W. B. Hutton & Co. details New York bond sales and prices across multiple issues. It includes American Ice and American Telephone & Telegraph bonds, Union Pacific notes, Pennsylvania issues, and other utilities, with prices, yields, and lot sizes, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
A committee led by Hannaford and Simonton was formed to work with organization representatives to push for legislation ensuring a pure milk supply in the city. A Santa Clause committee of the Business Men's club named numerous members across entertainment finance and press roles to advise on the effort.
Market tone remains firm with steady demand for Honduras styles and brisk activity in Japans. New Orleans reports improved conditions and strong market with millers raising buying limits 40 to 60 cents per barrel to secure cleaned rice. Receipts show 739,819 sacks rough and 680,590 pockets cleaned sold, while Atlantic coast stocks stay light and prices inch higher.
In London quiet demand and easy discounts marked the session as American gold shipments to Paris hint at easing Bank of England pressure. Paris and Berlin opened softer before firming on Austrian reports, with investors awaiting New York cues and Vienna updates.
New York reports steady sterling and firm money on call while time loans rise slightly. Government bonds hold, bonds easing in some areas. Boston notes include varied railroad and various company stocks with mixed movements and minor gains across utilities and industrials.
London tin futures at 186 with spot 29.37 in dollars. copper steady around 63 spot. lead quoted London and North American markets. English iron lower with standard foundry at 15.4 and Cleveland warrants near 48.70. North American futures and foundry prices listed for various grades.
Partial clippings show cotton seed oil pricing in New Orleans on December 3 with prime ratings listed in pounds per hundredweight and unspecified aging details.
The Commercial Tribune reports steady bond activity with municipal issues leading gains. Industrial and traction bonds rose while call loans held at 4 percent and discounts near 5 percent amid stronger money for commercial purposes.
The Pig Iron Market shows a strong week with high demand in rural steel and railroad equipment orders. Prices are firm as furnaces push shipments for first and second quarters while coke output and mine activity face labor constraints in Connellsville.
The Bank of France weekly report indicates increases in notes on circulation and gold, with decreases in treasury deposits and general deposits and a rise in discounted bills. The Bank of England shows falling totals across circulation bullion other deposits and notes reserve, with the rate at 2 1/2 percent.
Fragmentary OCR hints at steady goods trade on New York Avenue with reasonable demand and prices. Mentions men’s wear and silk, with references to fall 1909 goods and divisions, but text is too garbled to identify specifics or outcomes.
The page lists prices for flour and feed including oats and barley, hay timothy and clover, and mixed feeds. Whisky volumes, grain inspections, and car shipments are reported alongside receipts for cattle, oats, barley, butter, and other commodities with quantities and prices.
A dense list of produce and groceries with per unit and per case prices. Apples, bananas, brets, carrots, celery, cucumbers, cabbage, cranberries, lemons, oranges, onions, potatoes, pumpkins, pears, string beans, squash, turnips priced by barrel, bunch, crate, or box. Also notes on butter, cheese, meats, lard, molasses, and other commodities with varied price quotes.
Fragmentary note cites best shopping hours 8:30 to 12 in the morning. Mentions saving time by placing orders the same day. Contains garbled spellings and unclear context.
A scanned 1908 document shows deposits and totals for a financial entity in Hamilton County Ohio, with figures around 85 3175 and 32 564 37 and a total of 245. The page contains a statement of truth by H H Friend and a notary public seal indicating sworn acknowledgment in December 1908.
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