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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1925
Page
23
Cincinnati reports active yet softened grain activity with July and September wheat futures down about 2 percent, corn and oats prices mixed amid ample receipts. Cash wheat held steady while barley and hay showed limited gains. shipping inquiries dampened demand and a total of 39 cars offered, with 17 carried over from Friday.
The New York curb exchange shows total stock sales of 359 400 shares and bond sales of 972 000 dollars with a long list of stock and bond transactions, quotations, and closing figures from June 1 1925. Local market conditions include commodities and farm products alongside extensive security listings and price movements.
Cincinnati cattle trade opens light with 1 285 head on the yard. A brisk demand for light, butcher cattle with top steers at 11 per cwt. Hogs fall on price with heavies and butchers at 12 1/2 per cwt and packer sows around 10. Lamb and sheep trading weak as lambs drop 25 to 50 cents per cwt. best lambs at 16 16 25. Overall receipts total 3 495 with 895 direct to packers and 600 carried over.
Cincinnati reports bank clearings of 13.8 million and stock floor sales of 8,020 shares with diverse holdings from Am Laundry Mach to Kroger and Procter & Gamble. Foreign exchange rates and municipal bonds appear mixed. electricity firms and railways show varied activity. Indianapolis and Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep prices move with receipts and top bids around steady to slightly higher.
Gulf Oil 37 4 percent quarterly payable July 1 to holders of record June 20. Public National Bank 4 percent quarterly payable June 30 to holders of record June 20. Simmons Company 50 cents common quarterly payable July 1 to record January 15. Barcelona Traction 1 percent preferred payable June 30 to record June 15. Realty Associates 8 percent first preferred semiannual payable July 15 to record July 6. Shredded Wheat 2 percent common payable June 30 to record June 20. Welsbach 2.04 percent common and 3/4 percent preferred semiannual payable June 30 to record June 20. Union Traction 3 percent semiannual payable July 1 to record June 9. Albany & Susquehanna Railway 4 1/4 percent semiannual payable July 1 to record June 1.
Judge Bell fined four speeders twenty five dollars plus costs. Names include Fred Flamme Paul Stapleton Shravati Pietro and Frank Fuerst with addresses listed. William Hardy was fined twenty five dollars and costs for failing to report an accident. Additional reckless driving fines went to Samuel Butler Harry Clauder and John Ingle Ma iemont with varying costs.
Minneapolis notes flour prices down 10 to 20 cents at 9.20 to 9.25 per barrel with 42 022 barrels shipped. Bran listed at 27.50 to 28.50, wheat and corn futures shown for No. 1 Northern and No. 3 yellow, oats and flax values provided for trading periods and grade.
Financial notes report ex dividend statuses for Cooper A old shares and Cooper preferred new shares. Officials of the American Liability Company announce a special stockholders meeting at the Citizens National Bank Building on Tuesday June 30 at 10 am to consider selling unissued capital stock totaling 42 640 of a total authorized capital stock of 200 000.
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company declares a regular quarterly dividend of 1.75 on its 7 percent preferred stock. It will be paid July 1 to holders of record as of June 20, marking the 80th quarterly dividend on this stock.
Western Union shares rose as it announced a June 7 vote by American District Telegraph stockholders on recapitalization. The plan converts 100,000 old common shares into 100,000 new preferred shares at $100 par and 100,000 new no par common shares, on a one for one exchange basis. Western Union holds 85 percent of ADT.
Bank clearings across the United States last week reached 7 693 893 256 dollars, up 17 4 percent from the same period a year earlier. New York City recorded a 17 9 percent gain.
R. G. Dun reports May commercial failures at 1,767 with liabilities of 87,026,552 dollars, versus 1,939 failures in April totaling 37,188,622 dollars. The prior year May saw 1,816 failures and 36,590,905 dollars in indebtedness.
The Journal of Commerce compilation shows May issuances at 247,462,200 dollars, up 66,277,000 from a year earlier. Industrial securities rose 74,249,000 while railroad issues fell 7,972,000. Five month total for 1925 stood at 1,784,913,300, up 57,38,213,300 from 1924.
Total stock sales on the New York Stock Exchange from January to May 31 reached about 175 million shares, the highest for any similar period in its history. May sales surpassed 36 million shares, the largest May on record, surpassing the 1901 peak during the Northern Pacific panic. Bond sales for the first five months exceeded 1.6 billion dollars, with nearly 55 million dollars recorded for the year 1920 to date.
Independent Oil and Company informs stockholders of record June 15 may subscribe at 30 dollars per share for no par value stock at a one for nine basis. NYSE Committee on Securities rules stock to be quoted ex right June 15. Rights trade on and after June 11. Subscriptions expire July 6.
The directors approved a $1.75 per share second quarterly dividend on the first preferred stock payable June 20 to holders of record June 10. A $313,150 deficit in the first quarter was reported and the second preferred dividend was not declared. The second preferred dividend will not be paid from accumulated surplus.
Oil City reports crude oil activity with credit balances at 3.55 and production data for June 1. Runs totaled 71,970 barrels with average runs 49,238. shipments reached 55,871 barrels with average shipments 60,884.
The report presents day’s currency quotations in cents across regions. European rates cover Sterling France Italy Belgium Switzerland Holland and others with demand and cable figures. Far Eastern and American markets include Japan Hongkong Shanghai and Mexican dollars, plus Argentina Brazil Uruguay Chile Canada Havana Colombia and Venezuela values.
Paris dispatch says the allied ambassadors in Berlin will present to German Foreign Minister Dr Stresemann the inter allied disarmament notes tomorrow.
The Walnut Street Realty Company notifies stockholders of a meeting at 1514 First National Bank Building Cincinnati Ohio on June 10 1925 at 11 50 a m to consider surrender of the corporate charter and dissolve the corporation Miles W Townsend President Alfred Bettman Secretary Cincinnati Ohio May 11 25.
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