Stock Market Recovery Lets Bears Waver on Politically Influenced Rally
May 31 dispatch notes a renewed bear rally then stagnation followed by a moderate recovery aided by selective stock strength and speculation on President Roosevelt's Indianapolis address. Railroad earnings April show strength with Reading advancing, while smelting and American Smelting rise on dividend talks. Foreign markets improve sentiment but demand remains light. Subtreasury and gold shipments loom, with bonds steady and par values listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Ontario & Western
Lackawanna
New York
France
New St. Paul
London
Europe
United States
Rumors of 4 percent dividend for United States Steel stock
Market chatter tied to Morgan interests seeking a 4 percent dividend raise for United States Steel at the forthcoming board meeting. Private communications claim Standard Oil buying on declines and stock scarce in St. Paul. Other notes mention London steadiness, Bank of England rate at 4 percent, Mexican Central earnings rise, and railroads under cautious administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
United States Steel
Standard Oil
St. Paul
London
Brokers Offer Cautious Gold Market Outlook
Trading houses speak of gold exports as temporary and expect prices to hold with cautious buying on down days. Short interest remains large but support from buying and conservative bids on standard dividends are noted. market calm persists into the weekend with limited upside unless shortages trigger cov ering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hutton & Co
Roberts, Hall & Criss
Money Rates and Bond Movements Across Cities
New York on May 31 reports steady rates for money on call at 2 1 2 percent with a 2 percent ruling rate and bids near 1 percent. Sterling exchange eases with bankers bills around 486.70 to 486.75 for demand and 483.55 to 483.60 for sixty days. In Boston, call loans run 2 to 4 percent with diverse bond quotes and prices for railroad and utility stocks including Union Pacific and American Sugar among others.
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New York
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Boston
Atchison Adj
Atchison
Mexican Central
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Boston Elevated
Fitchburg
Union Pacific
American ‘Tel
Tel
American Woolen
Edison Electric Illuminating
Massachusetts Electric
Massachusetts Gas
United Fruit
United Shoe Machine
United States Steel
Cin
Elec
Omaha
C. B
Columbus Ry. Pf
Globe Soap Ist Pft
Cleveland (O
Columbus (Co
Lockland (O
Cincinnati Viaduct
Cincinnati Link
New York Exchange
London
Glasgow
Belfast
Paris
Uae
Bngeeee
Mining stock listings show mixed ex-dividend quotes
Boston markets report a slate of mining and industrial stocks with ex-dividend figures and percentages. Notable entries include Calumet and Hecla 8110a815 ex-dividend and United Copper 67 percent, alongside others such as Nevada 138 percent and Arizona Commercial 21 percent. The list covers issuers across mining and energy sectors with varying quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Adventure
Allouez
Amalgamated
Atlantic
Bingham
Calumet
Hecla
Centennial
Rag
Range
Daly- West
Franklin
Ranby
Isle
Massachusetts Mining
Michigan
Mhawk
Montana Coal and Coke
Old Dominion
Osceola
Parrot
Quincy
Shannon
Mining Prices in New York Markets May 31
New York market notes list commodity prices for mining shares and metals including Adams Con .10, Alice 2.50, Brunswick Con .41, Iron Silver 2.45, Ontario 3.25, Ophir 1.80, Potosi -10, Standard 2.20, and others. Prices shown for several Companies and mines such as Con California and Virginia, Comstock Tunnel, Leadville Con, Sierra Nevada, Savage, Ste, and Small Hopes.
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New York
Adams Con
Alice
Breece
Brunswick
Comstock Tunnel
California
Virginia
Leadville
Little Chief
Ontario
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Small Hopes
Ste
Standard
Financial market report shows steady investment sales and quiet traction
May 31 reports show clearings across cities with New York exchange premiums and strong May totals. Market activity remains subdued with curb deals and limited quotations on rail and utility stocks.
Banking Stocks and Savings Trusts Listing
A compact stock table showing holdings in banks and savings institutions with share counts and valuations. Includes Bright’n Ger, Cin Trust, City Hall, Norw First, Union S. & T., and other regional banks plus trust and building firms with quoted percentages and prices.
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Bright
Cin
City Hall
Nat
Trust
Colum, Bank & Sav. Co
Norw. First
Not
Union S.& T
Securities and Traction Bonds and Industrials Report
Securities and traction bonds list includes K I & A 100 par Eagle 90 100 and preferred 5s 10. Industrials show American Book Company 175 Am Oak Lumber 105 109 Am Bullock 110 Fay & Eg 100 12 pref 198. Hoov-O-R preferred 105 3 12 Niles-Bill-Pref 128 with ex dividend noted for Industrial Street Ry.
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Bar
Cin
Edison
Columbia Gas
Fay& Egan
Pa. Bridge
Wig C
Cin & Ham
Mt Au
Dilst
C.l.&t
C.B
Ask
Ask. Cin. Int
N.O
T.P
Col. & Xenia
Little Miami
Cin, & Ham
Ima di
Tesee
Ohio
St. Ry
Col. Ryis
Col. Ry &L
Una
Scioto Valley
Zia Int
Nor
O.L
Am. R. Mill
Jergens
Globe Soap
TOL. Wessccee
Smith
Casey-H. Pr
Kroger Cn
C’ec’f
Lis Cin
Lis
Nat
A. F. al - Stockyards
Ph. Carey
Th&fm
Roos
Rob'n Realty
Cuyahoga
le IB
Cincinnati
Consol
S. F
J. J
A. O
Southern Ry
A. Ee
I N
BF. A
F. A
X. A
Hamilton County
Elizabeth Bridge
Longview
Benson Street
Big Miami Bridge
Covington
F. Jey
Eagle
Amer. Book
Oak L.pr
Bullock
Fay& Eg.com
Niles-B.-P
Change of Peter Van Leunen and city business notes
The article notes Peter Van Leunen, a train merchant, will move to Decatur Michigan after receiving a heavy watch chain and silver teaspoons from subscribers. It covers appointments at Union Gas and Electric, a quarterly Associated Organizations meeting, Ohio Wine and Spirits Convention in Cincinnati, and Southern Railroad Union Depot plans.
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Peter van Leunen
Cincinnati
Bennett
van Leunen
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Kenan
Union Gas and Electric Company
Charles E. White
E. E. Miller
Associated Organizations
Business Men’s Club
Civil Service
Ohio Wine and Spirits Association
Losantiville Country Club
Southern Railroad
Union Depot Committee
Southern
Race and
Front Streets
Archibald S. White
Columbia Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati, Newport & Covington
Ernst
Miller
White
Newport '& Covington
Turpentine Rosin and Oil Market Notes May 31
Market谨 reports show varied activity across cities. Wilmington and Savannah note firm tones in spirits turpentine and rosin with modest receipts, crude turpentine moving at several dollar ranges, and oil balances and shipments tallied. Toledo lists lime city rates and freight, while Oil City records balances, runs, and shipments, reflecting steady demand across the period.
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Toledo
North Lima
Lima
Indiana
Wilmington
Oil City
Savannah
May
Pornt Po
Seasonable goods slow to market says Dun report
R G Dun weekly review notes slow distribution of seasonable merchandise retarding collections and delaying fall and winter operations. Textile wages rise and cotton spinning profits grow while iron and steel demand remains high and deliveries face occasional congestion and labor shortages.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
New England
Fall River
Lower Lake
Cleveland
Financial Market Summary from London Paris and Berlin
May 31 reports firm demand and easier discounts as the Bank of England prepares gold releases. Stocks edged lower on the London exchange with a steady tone overall. New York opened firm after Roosevelt’s Indianapolis speech. Paris and Berlin show weakened bourses with renewed grain price pressure and steady to weak closes.
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London
Bank of England
Stock Exchange
New York
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Rio Tintos
South Africa
Anaconda
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
de Beers
Denver & Rio Grande
Erie
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Rand Mines
Reading
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Wabash
Grand Trunk
Paris
Berlin
Exchange
Clover seed and timothy prices listed in Toledo market
The Toledo market reports cash Clover seed at $9.75 with October $8.16 and ber $8.10 and March $8.10. Timothy Alsike priced at $8.00.
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Toledo
Timothy Alsike
Meat Packers Urge Slaughterhouse Post Mortem Inspection
The American Meat Packers Association Executive Committee adopted a resolution urging all inspected slaughtering establishments to buy cows and other sick cattle only after post-mortem inspection by the U S Government. They warn diseased dairy cows pose great public health risk and claim current incentives keep farms dirty, but post mortem rules would force farmers to clean up.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
American Meat Packers’ Association
United States
George L. McCathy
Cotton Letters Signal Mixed Market After Profit Taking
Traders report heavy selling for profits and profits taken late in trading. Price activity shows bullish sentiment overall with nervousness about further buying on advances. Receipts are small and weekly stats favor the market as expectations of government figures loom. Some firms remain bullish but urge caution and buying on weakness.
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John W. Ballmann
A. O. Brown & Company
Foster & Co
W. R. Todd & Co
New York Cotton Market Sees Record One Day Sales
The New York cotton market showed intense activity with estimated daily sales reaching record levels for months. Prices advanced with October about 8 points higher and January around 12.1 cents, futures closing steady with gains across several months. Southern spot markets rose, while conditions and crop prospects fueled widespread private reports of deteriorating weather and forecasts.
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New York
Liverpool
Wucdling Uplands
Mining Gulf
New Orleans Cotton Prices and World Supply Report
Cotton futures in New Orleans closed steady with mixed bids across months. Spot market shows varied grades from low ordinary to good middling with receipts of 2,148 bales and stock at 117,38 bales. The world visible supply totals 4,181,095 bales, American share 2,812,005, with Liverpool listing higher American middling values.
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New Orleans
Hester
Liverpool
Factory Exports Rising As Manufacturing Growth Persists
Washington May 31 The Bureau of Statistics reports that manufactured exports rose from 6.4 percent of total goods in 1850 to 9.1 percent in 1905 while finished goods export share climbed to 60 percent by 1905 from 32 percent in 1850.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics Today
Bureau of Statistics
Coffees futures steady with light offerings in New York trade
New York May 31 feels a quiet but steady market as active bull interest supports prices. Trading closes with net unchanged to slightly higher while futures for September December and January March show small gains. spot markets remain quiet with No 7 Rio and No 4 Tc grades noted and Cordova quiet.
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New York
Cordova
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Ates
G. W. Etree Col. Southern
del & Aes
Patie Pref. A. Nae
Great Northern Ts Taasag
Central
Missouri Pacific
Exican Central
Northern Pacific Ooo
Tees
Scienee
Wenee Industrials
Dist Securities
General Electric
Sents
Ad Annee Ee Ene Ewene Rg
Republic Steel
Neewee
Ticker
Anee Mexican Central
Bank of France
San Paulo
A. O. Brown & Co
J. BE
H. M. Beazell
Charles E. Bultman
Boston Mining
NEW York Mining
W. B. Hutton & Co
National Parkc
C. L
Ist Inc
N. W
R. Desvae
St. .L
K.C
PS & Maast
I. M
Globe
Special Dispatch
ST. Louis
Omaha & Council Bluffs Preferred
Cincinnati Street and
Columbus Railway
Columbus
Globe Soap First
Panama
Philippine
lInd. St. Ry
Schoepf
Foraker
Cincinnati Traction Company
Board of Public Service
H. D. Ashbrook
Peterson
Wallace M. Gordon
East Orange
N. J
Harry Moore
Hamersville
O. E. Gwinn
Washington D. H
Louis Phillip
Rotterdam
Holland
George Blair
Pittsbore
Over . R. W. Pogue
Hi & S. Pogue Company
Citizens’ National Bank
John W. Warrington
Warrington
John L. Davis
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Los Angeles
Iffe Mutual Life Insurance Company
Southern California
Drewe
S& Speidel
Coast Line
Joseph Ransohoff
Avondale
Medical College of Ohio
J. Louis Ransohoff
C. & Q. Railway Passenger Department
O. N
Spain
A. L .Dillett
General Western
W. P.fallon
City Ticket
Walnut Street
Fallon
William S. Menefee
D. E B. Holmes
Menefee
George Coombs
Washington, D. C
E. W. Loftus
Bonsall
Harvey B. Hicks
A. W. Connor
Utica
W. W. Phillip
J. P. Reese
Lexington
S. Fred
Lebanon
James Barrett
Meadville
R. T. Trimble
New Vienna
J. Hy
Romer
Wyoming
H. C. Tripps
H. Binnie
Sidney
C. E. Sappins
Neb
William J. Brummel
E- H. Flager
Thomas J. Walsh
Pere Marquette
Detroit
Ohio Tax Commission
Cincinnati Life Underwriters’ Club
Glenway Loan and Deposit Company
West Price Hill
Herman P. Goebel
Henry Ritter
Edw. P. Mangold
Edwin E. Winter
Frank G. Hornback
Business Men's Club
Commercial Club of
Boise
Idaho
Chattanoora Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Century Club of
Paducah Ky
Commercial Club
Conservatism
Red Sea
Dun
Providence
Pittsburg
Baltimore
South
Fleischmann
the Market National Bank
Fourth and
Plum Streets
Covington, KY
Jas
C. Ernst
Prest
Hamilton
V. Prest
GEO
E. Engel
Cashier
H. P. Colville
Asst
Cash
Packers
Cotton Letters
C. J. Buddeke & Co
Eevee
Spencer Trask & Co
W. H. Fillmore & Co
St. Paul Building
Je, Jones & CO
Carlisle Building
S. W. Cor
4Th and
Walnut
Baldwig Fan
D. HM. Baldwin , CO
W. Fourth
Ss, Kuhn ‘& ‘Sons
Bankers
East Third Street
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company
Ora
G, C, Scott, Sec’y
Roberts
Criss
New Dows
Ere Stock Exchange
Borden
Chicago Subway
Dominion Copper
Ceeepesiens
Otis Blewstat. Com
United Copper
A. P
Peoria
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