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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
4
New York July 14 Stocks paused as traders stayed away from big moves amid indecision in the market. Fears over regional crop prospects and variable weather influenced bears, while bullish signals from other sectors offered some support. Bond offerings and currency movements added to the day’s cautious mood.
Market report notes Cincinnati Gas and Electric firmer with more sales after weeks of activity. Columbia Gas and Electric and Cincinnati Street Railway show firm demand. Procter & Gamble remains steady. Bond prices and New York exchange conditions cited with several listings and calls.
A wide range of market notes cover dividend rumors for Illinois Central, J P Morgan’s travel on the Celtic, Persian disturbances, Colombian revolt fallout, tariff talks, and U S Steel capacity. London and New York quotes span stocks, bonds, currencies, and metal markets with tone of cautious steadiness and shifting demand.
The New York coffee market opened steady then eased on selling by shorts amid Brazilian harvest factors. Prices showed modest gains later as liquidation and trade selling shifted. spot activity remained quiet with Rio and Cordova values listed and futures mixed across July to May contracts.
Washington July 14 The treasury inventory at start of business lists trust funds gold coin 850,676,869 silver dollars 486,631,000 silver dollars of 1890 4,205,000 silver certificates outstanding 486,631,000 in general fund 5,886,104 current liabilities 92,408,204 working balance 20,183,197 in banks 60,534,165 subsidiary silver coin 26,597,845 minor coin 2,512,847 Total general fund 114,748,341.
The fragment mentions securities, preferred stocks, and various financial terms with scattered figures. It references entities like Bullock and Oak, and lists multiple prices and percentages in a terse, OCR-like stream. The unreadable text suggests a late 19th or early 20th century finance column with terse ticker-like entries.
Delegates to the National Hay association convention will meet this morning in the Chamber of Commerce committee room to discuss convention matters. Archibald B. White, president of Columbia Gas & Electric, returned to Cincinnati after several weeks in the East. Directors planning a morning meeting. Visitors at the Business Men's club included W. W. Fisher from Sardis Mississippi A P Steele and R J Lockwood and Eli Simon and D Pimes from Baltimore. Chamber of Commerce visitors included A C Henderson Minneapolis C W Speers Paris Kentucky and Carl White Chattanooga. Flour rose ten cents a barrel in Cincinnati with winter patent priced at 6.65 to 6.90.
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