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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
6
New York traders faced added selling pressure as Reading and United States Steel influenced sentiment. Reading led gains amid speculation over the Hepburn act suit, while steel demand sparked talk of a car shortage and rail earnings weighed on outlook. Bond activity was uneven with total par value $4.708 million.
In London Americans are heavy in trading with discount margins noted. Steel trade expected to normalize by spring. Southern Pacific plans bond issue of 18 million dollars for Central Pacific.
Brokers say the advance in standard issues remains strong and prices should rise. Roberts Hall Criss expects easy marking of prices while H M Beazell notes a resumed upward movement after recent irregularities. The market also witnesses profit-taking from investors.
In cautious tone analysts from W E Hutton and Page Hill foresee modest gains for cheaper railroad stocks before week’s end despite price setbacks. They expect higher prices overall and advise taking advantage of dips.
Wool markets report steady or advancing prices in St Louis with fine and combing grades quoted. London auction results show strong demand for merinos with a 5 percent price rise and American crossbreds at a 20 percent premium. Boston notes quiet odd lots and firm prices across listed domestic and imported lines.
New Orleans reports prime cotton seed oil selling at 46 cents. The brief market note records the price as current for the day, with no additional context or trades disclosed.
Leo Jacobs of Swift & Co. has purchased stock in the Toledo based Tiedke Bros. Co. and will join the firm. Business Men's Club guests included Besmen Newark and others from Ohio West Virginia and New York. Bankers from the Middle West and South plan to attend the American Bankers Association meeting in Denver with special cars assembled at Logansport Indiana.
On July 21 London trading showed firmer Irish land stocks but weaker overall, with foreign securities dropping on Macedonia news while British issues eased. American stocks rose in New York before Berlin selling pulled down prices. late session closed dull, with consols around 87 16 and varied readings across rail and industrials.
The London tin market closed a touch easier with spot at 132 15s and futures 133 1 3. Copper fell in London to 57 1 2s, local markets show slight improvement for lake copper at 12.75 13 per unit, electrolytic and casting steady around 12.50 12.75 and 12.37 4 12.0. Lead held at 12 16s 3d in London and 4.40 4 45 locally. Spelter unchanged: London 19 5s and local 4.45 4.50. Iron steady at 49s 3d standard foundry. Cleveland warrants slipped to 50s 1 2d. Local quotes for No 1 foundry Northern 16.50 17.25, No 2 15.75 16.25.
In Boston on July 21 money rates show call loans at 2.5 to 3 percent and time loans at 3.5 to 4 percent. Bond listings include Atchison 4s at 89 and 97. Mexican Central 4s at 80. Rail shares show Atchison de pres 92, Boston & Albany 205, Union Pacific 152, and New York New Haven Hartford 137. Industrials include American Whole list with several issues such as American Sugar 130 and United Fruit 135, United Shoe Machinery 54.14, Edison Electric 215, General Electric 144, and United States Steel 44 with preferreds noted.
Bradstreet's reports mixed grain moves with gains in US and Canada wheat totaling 242000 bushels while European supplies drop 3658000 bushels. Corn and oats decline in US Canada. Chicago elevators gain 363000 bushels and other towns show smaller shifts.
The New York coffee market opened steady and finished near unchanged to five points higher after early selling. Trades totaled 35,500 bags with July at 6 6.06, August 5.80, September 5.80 to 5.90, December 5.75 to 5.80, March 5.80 to 5.85. Spot prices held steady with Rio 76, Santos 48, Cordova 9.5 to 2.0.
Money on call easy at 1 percent with the ruling rate also 1 percent. Time loans steady with sixty days at 2 percent, ninety days at 2 percent, six months at 4 percent. Sterling exchange easy with bankers' bills at 487 for demand and around 485.65 to 485.75 for sixty day bills. Commercial bills quoted 485 to 485.5. Bar silver 52.5 cents. Mexican dollars 45 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
The report from New York on July 21 lists current prices and offerings for multiple mining stocks and bonds. Entries include Alice at 2.00, Comstock Tunnel at 0.25, Ophir at 2.40, Ontarios at 4.00, and Mexican at 0.60, among others, with several items marked as offered.
Treasury releases balance figures for the general fund excluding the $150 million gold reserve. Available cash stands at $212,722,624 while gold coin and bullion total $43,967,662 and gold certificates amount to $34,438,560.
Trading limited with modest sales as bond market stays strong. Cincinnati, New York and Chicago clearings reported. investors show cautious demand for local and out-of-town paper. Notable issues include Cin Gas and Electric, Henderson Lithographing, and Cincinnati Street Railway with varied call prices.
A dense catalog of bonds and stocks from multiple issuers including American National Bank Covington First National of Covington and Ohio and various traction and streetcar bonds. Pricing and pref shares cited with yields and trade references among numerous banks and companies.
New Orleans and Liverpool markets show quiet or steady tones as U.S. spot sales total 1,053 bales with 11,789 bales arriving, while New York futures rise on bull support and favorable weather signals. Domestic and port receipts shift modestly, with July through February futures trading near 9.20–9.45 cents and spot middling uplands at 10 1/4 cents.
The suspension of Cameron Currie & Co of New York and Detroit was announced on the New York Stock Exchange floor. The firm went into receivership in Detroit last week with liabilities a little over one million dollars.
Sixty five creditors of Cameron Currie & Co of Detroit met following the firm’s Saturday receiver appointment. A committee was named to investigate the failure on their behalf.
Graham Riggs & Co of Gallipolis, the largest apple dealers in Southern Ohio, assigned today with liabilities of 171000 and assets 71000. The firm operates cold storage houses in Minneapolis and New York. Low prices are cited as the cause of the failure.
Butter and cheese show limited movement with steady to unchanged quotes across regions. Eggs rise slightly in Kansas City while New York reports firm butter and steady cheese with high receipts and poultry prices mixed for live and dressed items.
Boston markets report mining stock prices and changes across multiple firms. Notable gains include Amalgamated 71 and Calumet and Hecla 670 while several others show modest or fractional shifts in value.
New York reports increased interest in brown and napped cottons though overall business remains below sellers’ expectations. Bleached goods sell well and are held at value while jobbers push out prints. Cotton yarns see more activity though quotations stay the same and the market eases slightly.
A party from Cincinnati toured Mammoth Cave and will have their pictures printed on page seven of next Sunday's Illustrated Magazine. The page will also feature altar boys of Holy Family Church and additional pictures articles and stories to entertain readers of The Commercial Tribune on a hot Sunday afternoon.
Cincinnati markets report active wheat and firm flour while hay remains dull and overstocked. No. 2 red winter wheat sells around 92 to 93 cents on track. whisky sales total 495 barrels at 1.35 per gallon. No. 2 timothy on track 11.50 per ton. rye weak with low demand. oat prices firm with light receipts.
A historical price listing shows apples at 2.50 to 3.25 per barrel, bananas 2 to 2.25 per bunch, beets 15 to 20 cents per dozen, blackberries 1.50 to 2 per crate, carrots 15 to 20 cents per dozen, cantaloupes 1.25 to 0.75 each, cabbage 1.25 to 1.50 per barrel, cucumbers 20 to 40 cents per dozen, lemons 3.50 to 4 per box, Valencia oranges 4 to 4.50, onions green 10 cents per dozen, new potatoes 3.25 to 3.75 per barrel, peaches Georgia 60 cents to 1.10 per crate, beans 0.75 cents per bushel, squash 0.75 to 1 per dozen, tomatoes 60 to 70 cents per crate, watermelons 10 to 25 cents, poultry prices and various meats listed with multiple old-fashioned price ranges and units.
Cattle and hog prices show slow demand and mixed movement in several markets including Cincinnati East Buffalo Pittsburg and Kansas City. Cattle prices stay largely steady with heavy steers and cows ranged around 4 to 7 dollars, hogs down 10 cents early, lambs and sheep trading steady to lower in spots.
Oil City reports credit balances and daily runs with totals and averages for shipments. Savannah notes turpentine and rosin activity with firm prices and stock levels, plus assorted resin and glass product values. Wilmington and Charleston provide rare motion in spirits turpentine and rosin with steady or varied pricing and inventory data.
Articles of association filed with the Secretary of State include The Twelve-in-One Co operative Company Cincinnati The Parisian Cloak Company Canton 10000 The Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company St Paris 15000 The Holbrook Shoe Company Columbus 75000 The Crystal Beach Amusement Company Vermilion 1000 The Buckeye Title Company Findlay 50000 The E J Worst Manufacturing Company Ashland 10000 The Sievert Manufacturing Company Attica 10000 The National Foundry Company Akron 10000 The Famous Cloak and Suit Company Youngstown 5000 The Buckeye Loan and Investment Company Dayton 7500
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