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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
8
The New York stock market showed narrow, uncertain trading with little conviction and a shift to lower quality stocks. Trading was light as professionals attempted price movement, with banks reportedly trimming stock loans and a premium on New York exchange against Chicago indicating cash demands persist.
European situation clears rapidly while American stocks in London hover near parity. Egyptian cotton crop reports weaken. American Wooler Company shows optimism about business outlook. Freight traffic on Western roads remains steady with New Southern Pacific refundings offered at 94% plus interest.
New York buyers showed moderate activity on spot merchandise with light metakers and jobbers stocks. Demand for underwear hosiery domestics dresses silks linens and other fabrics reflected quickly in primary markets. Cotton yarns held steady and silk piece goods remained in active call.
London on October 14 reports quiet demand and firm discounts ahead of anticipated gold exports to Argentina and Egypt. Stocks closed easy after a steady session with consols rising on buybacks and foreign shares inching higher on crate covering.
Boston markets show gall loans at 2a3 percent and time loans at 3a4 percent. Bond listings include Atchison adj 4892 and Mexican Central 4s 79. Railroads fluctuate with Atchison 89 percent and United States Steel 46 percent. New York call steady at 1a%4 to 1% per cent with six month bills at 3%4 to 3% per cent. Sterling steady. commercial and bankers bills narrow. bar silver 1 cent.
Washington on October 14 reports general fund balances excluding the gold reserve. Available cash totals 172,269,524 dollars while gold coin and bullion amount to 40,252,082 dollars and gold certificates are noted.
A dense OCR style bond list reports New York bond sales with offerings from W Hutton & Co and First National Bank Building. Entries include Japanese and U S government issues, railroad and utility bonds, prices and quantities, and totals showing broad market activity.
Prof. Frederick C. Hicks spoke on The Science of Business at the Advertisers' Club. The Receivers and Shippers Association held a routine monthly meeting, while a Cincinnati Produce Exchange and Chamber of Commerce joint session was postponed to tomorrow. Fred Geier of the Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. heads home from Europe around Oct 24. The Ohio Valley Improvement Association plans a Louisville trip with delegates from 75 organizations. Visitors to the Business Men's Club included N Shook and L H Custer. Procter & Gamble re elected directors William Haber Procter James N Gamble D B Gamble Briggs S Cunningham Hastings L French Herbert G French John Hoge John J Burchard William S Rowe.
October activity remains cautious with steady prices in iron and steel markets. Southern pig iron stocks shrink in the Birmingham district while shipments stay good. demand in the region is limited and furnaces resist selling for next year unless prices rise.
Wool offerings at London auctions total 13 555 bales with animated competition and gains over July averages. Buyers from America and home markets supported rises in coarse brd and Punta Arenas fine grades. Bales from New South Wales Queensland Victoria South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal Punta Arenas Valparaiso listed with varied scoured and greasy prices.
Market notes from Toledo Wilmington Savannah and Charleston show mixed activity in oil and turpentine. Prices hold or firm with specific grades listed for turpentine rosin and crude products, along with receipts and ship ment figures for the day.
The London tin market climbs with spot at £132 7s 6d and futures £134 23d while U S prices show copper lagging near $29.10 to 29.35 locally. Copper in London slips, local copper dull, lake and electrolytic quotes mixed. Iron market weak in London, but local finds no strong movement. St Louis records mixed spelter and copper quotes.
Butter steady in New York with receipts of 6 608 pounds and eggs firm in Kansas City at 25 cents for fresh extras. Chicago reports butter prices steady and eggs steady with varied regional quotes for dairy products and poultry including turkeys and chickens.
New York reports futures opening five points up to five points down as August covers and European cables weigh. Trade shows selling and liquidation with steady close. 31 000 bags sold including October at 5.55 francs? No, 5.55 cents, December 5.40, March 5.30, May 5.30, July 5.85. Spot coffee quiet with Rio No 7 at 64, Santos No 48% and Cordova 7 12% to 12%.
Boston mining stocks listed with daily percentage changes and price levels for many companies. Notable figures include Amalgamated 75 percent and Calumet and Hecla 660, Isle Royale 23, Quincy 92, Granite and Daly West varied across listings.
New York market notes show mixed prices and offers for mining shares and metals. Entries include Alice 2.50 offered, Little Chief 0.08 offered, Ophir 3.75, Ontario 0.60, Standard 1.70, Yellow Jacket 0.45, with various bonds and stocks quoted across multiple mines and commodities.
A civic notice urges eligible residents to register by tomorrow to be able to vote. It emphasizes voting as a civic duty and warns that those without registration cannot participate.
Industrial stocks surged to the top of quotations with Cincinnati Gas and Electric active and Procter & Gamble steady. Municipal bonds remained strong while New York exchange quotes held at a discount. money rates stayed firm and call loans ranged 4 to 5 percent as praise of overall market activity continued.
The snippet lists numerous bonds, stocks, and railroad related issue headings with prices and par values. It includes names like Am Nat Bk, Cosmopolitan, Cov Trust, Norw Nat, Columbus Bank, First Nat Cov, German Nat, and various traction and streetcar issues with a mix of ex-dividend notes, preferred stock, and diversasnd bond quotes. The text resembles a broker’s page detailing securities and their indicated prices.
The week sees disappointing demand with improved close inquiry. Receipts rise as assortments improve and prices ease except for fancy sorts. New crop Japan samples offered with lower prices than last year. screenings down. medium grades steady. Reports from the South cite firmer coastal activity, New Orleans quiet but weekly sales near season average, interior demand strong in Southwest Louisiana and Texas, rough stocks and mill operations influencing prices. Dan TalGroup’s New Orleans movement notes receipts 528,720 sacks rough versus 525,135 last year. clean sacks 443,100 versus 474,257 last year. Carolina crop receipts 11,777 pockets with 10,749 sold. better inquiry overall.
Articles of association filed with the Secretary of State list Ohio Hat Works in Cleveland with 10000 dollars in capital and several founders. J McGammany Company in Akron a 5000 dollar tailoring firm. Mansfield No Dust and Supply in Mansfield 5000 dollars. Buckeye Specialty in Columbus 10000 dollars. Edlam Oil and Gas in Mount Vernon 30000 dollars. Co operative Art Stores in Cincinnati increases capital from 5000 to 15000. Postal Printing in Newark 10009 dollars. Elyria Methodist Episcopal Church Society appears.
New Orleans market update notes cotton seed oil activity with price indications and trading at local levels. Trade observers report modest demand from pressing houses amid autumn season shifts and potential supply adjustments in regional inventories.
Cincinnati markets show steady wheat and firm corn with dull oats and light receipts. Prices listed for No 2 red and winter wheat varied, with flour, hay, and whisky also noted alongside grain inspections and loadings.
Apples per barrel range from 3.50 to 4.00 dollars for choice to fancy. Bananas 1.75 per bunch, second 1.00. Beets 15 to 20 cents per dozen or bunch. Carrots 15 cents per dozen or bunch. Cucumbers 1.50 to 1.75 per crate. Cantaloupes Rockyford 2.25 to 2.50 per crate. Cabbage Louisville 1.50 to 1.75 per parrel. Lemons Messina 4.00 to 4.50. Palermo 4.00 to 4.50. Oranges Late Valencia 4.00 to 4.50. Florida brights 2.50 per box. Onions White 90 cents per bush. Potatoes 2.50 to 2.60 per barrel. Peaches Georgia 0.90 to 1.00 per box. Pears Bartlett 1.75 per bush. String beans 1.00 to 1.25 per bush. Sugar corn 10 to 20 cents per dozen. Squash 50 cents per bush. Tomatoes Northern Tic a 1.00 per bush. Groceries Calves prime to choice.
Market notes show varied Burley values with quantities and price ranges including 1 at 5.30, 10 at 12.50 to 14.00, 2 at 6.70 to TRO, 6 at 15.75 to 18.00, 1 at 9.00 to 20.75, and 1 at 10.00. Prices fluctuate across lots.
Louisville on October 14 reported light offerings with burley topping bids for some time and prices strong. Dark tobacco offered in poor condition with fair quality and slightly lower compared with last week. Totals included 96 hogsheads of butley and 91 hogsheads of dark tobacco.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange directors rescinded their October 7 action declaring stained grades of cotton below middling non tenderable for future contracts.
Toledo market report shows Clover seed with cash price $4.40 and 67 percent, December $4.75, Meson $435, No.1 and No.2 at $4.60, and rejected seed $4.20. Alsike price details follow.
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