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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1900
Page
15
A June 23 1900 market summary notes ongoing cash losses and a broad stock downturn. It cites weak wheat prospects from droughts and wage talks delaying factory repairs. Sterling and New York money markets are unsettled while Cincinnati and regional securities show firmer tobacco and utility issues.
A feverish trading session sees late selling driven by the bank statement showing a large cash reserve decrease at the Clearing House level and a likely government deposit withdrawal. Stocks including National Steel, Northwestern and Brooklyn Rapid Transit fall as traders weigh loans, dividends and future gold movements.
In Paris on June 23 prices opened undecided then firm with a general gain as Parquet stocks rally and Spanish securities rise on hopes of no exterior coupon curtailment. Kaffirs steady but inactive. In Berlin shares began weak, especially U S and Canadian Pacifics, iron shares pressured by New York losses, then improved after Li Hung Chang ordered to Peking and Harpener report boosts coal shares.
The weekly bank statement reports surplus reserves down 1 971 900 dollars while loans rise 25 900 and deposits fall 4 787 600. Specie and legal tenders decline and circulation increases 66 500 with banks holding 15 526 350 dollars above 25 percent reserve requirements. Boston market closes with mixed stock prices including Atchison 24 and American Sugar 112 percent.
A fragmented list shows bond prices and yields for multiple companies and railroads. Mentions include General Electric Edison Electric Michigan Telephone Atchison Union Pacific Iowa Central and more with figures like 70% 89 and 114 indicating market quotes and bond standings.
A detailed list of bid and ask prices across railroad stocks miscellaneous stocks bank stocks and bonds. Notable entries include Little Miami Cin Railroad Cin Gas Co Roots Co F.& S. Tob Co Cincinnati Gas and Electric various Covington Newport and Hamilton County bonds and several railroad and unlisted securities with corresponding price points.
June market notes state spirits turpentine at Wilmington and Savannah firm. rosin steady at Wilmington and firm in Charleston. crude turpentine at Wilmington at $1 Me $260. tar steady at Wilmington. oil city reports credit balances at 13 percent with no bids on certificates, shipments and runs not reported.
The week closes with a dull dry goods market in New York. No orders for staple cottons beyond small quantities and prices irregular. Print cloths idle. mourning and twisled drapery rates noted. ginghams steady. cotton yarns unsettled. woolen and worsted yarns dull and easy to buy.
Reports from the Northwest push speculative wheat prices higher while the local cash market follows. Chicago curb prices may top 9 cents next week with profit taking yet buyers active. Corn demand rises on wheat price strength. South remains large consumer and blended flour strategy noted. Dayton profits on wheat cited. hog trade shows steady movement and strong receipts. F. G. Logan cites conservative wheat outlook with 78 to 88 million bush estimates, suggesting ample Northwest surplus loss amid robust demand.
The July wheat market surged amid reports of Northwest crop failures and strong Liverpool prices. Prices hit 88c after a volatile session with intraday swings between 86c and 89c, while corn and oats also rose and pork, lard, and ribs posted gains.
Across Chicago and New York markets on June 2, butter firm with creameries and dairies, cheese steady, eggs firm with renewed demand. New York receipts show market dullness for cheese and steady eggs with variations between western ungraded and ungraded at mark rates.
Cattle prices rose briefly on Monday but eased due to abundant supplies. Hogs shifted higher in parts of the week while sheep and lambs moved with selective demand. regional reports show steady to higher prices for various classes and notable weekly receipts across multiple markets including Pittsburgh Buffalo Chicago and Kansas City.
Colorado Springs markets show diverse fractional percentages for numerous mines and names led by Utah and Colorado listings. St Louis reports lead at 385 and spelter at 4. New York brokers price copper at 16 25 and lead at 360. Boston mining shares list many names with varied quotes.
London reports the fifth series wool auction season dull with 104,612 bales arrived, 24,000 sent direct. Week imports include New South Wales 7,050 and New Zealand 16,499 bales while overall demand remains limited and prices fall. In St Louis wool also weak with ongoing sale at quoted levels across medium to fine grades.
New Orleans reports 900 bales sold with varied grades and firm futures. receipts 15 bales, stock 70,724. Prices across months show steady futures and spot markets. New York closes quiet with 4,700 bales sold and futures steady. spot middling up lands at 9 1 4 c.
Collier's Weekly notes Tutuila as a strategic Pacific possession with Pago Pago harbor and Leone Bay. About 4,000 Tutuilans, a fierce reputation, and a mainly fishing economy. The island's rich soils yield sugar, coffee, cotton, and coconuts with substantial coconut oil exports.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt, Sherlock Holmes clues a man’s character from his fear of his wife. The dialogue hinges on a dismissed witness and a newsboy incident, implying the man’s domestic control by his spouse.
Detroit Free Press quotes a team member lamenting a chaotic game as no female umpire would commit to a decision, saying the match wore them out rather than the exertion of play.
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