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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1908

Page

8

Financial Markets Report on Irregular Call Money and Stock Gains

The day saw broad stock market activity with profit taking in top names like Great Northern and Union Pacific, yet many issues rose 2 to 7 points. Idle freight cars increased to about 413000, signaling higher railway traffic, while foreign exchange edged toward gold export levels amid plans for further railway financing abroad.

Stock Exchange Great Northern Northern Pacific Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transit York Central United States Steel New York Ontario & Western Chesapeake & Ohio New York City Metropolitan Street Railway Interborough-Metropolitan Reday American Railway Association Paris Europe

Calendar of today and annual meetings of companies

A processed calendar lists annual meetings for firms including American Beef Sugar Co Delaware and Hudson Railroad Duprex Metals Co General Electric and others. It also shows railroad earnings data for Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Gulf & Ship Island and New York area lines, with gross, expenses, deficits, and totals for several periods. An array of mileage figures, monthly and quarterly income, charges, and surpluses appears across multiple railroads and insurers.

CLOSH Butte Coalition Mining Co Central & South American Telegraph Co Mexican Telegraph Co American Beef Sugar Co Delaware & Hudson Railroad Duprex Metals Co General Electric Co Kansas City Southern Railway Manhattan Life Insurance Co Opera House Real Esate New York Mutual Gas Light Co Old Point Comfort Improvement Co Park Co Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Gulf & Ship Island Lexorphern Pacific Ines GEOSS Twin City Astra K Cissts New York New Haven Hartford Toledo, Phobia & Westhern Coon Gut Sness

New York Stock Exchange May 11 1908 Market Report

Daily stock list shows broad activity with large totals in leading issues. Major names like Am. Car and Foundry Am. Cotton Oil Am. Tobacco and Chicago area rails appear with varied price movement and notable bonds transactions across multiple sectors in a busy session.

NEW York Stock Exchange

Fragmented OCR ledger style notes on securities and bonds

A jumble of numbers, percentages, and fragmentary terms appears to catalogue securities across corporate and railroad issues. The text lists various bond classes, par values, yields, and references to regions and entities, but gives no coherent narrative or complete items.

Mining Market Rally and High Close Amid Recessions

The Curb market showed moderate activity with strong mining issues and closing prices at or near yearly highs. Cumberland-Ely rose to 8 cents, Nipissing traded up to 7, Yukon Gold faced continued contract demand and reached 453 while opening 434. Multiple mining and industrial equities, bonds, and railroad stocks filled listings, with mixed daily shifts and notable activity in copper and gold related names.

Cumberland-Ely Nipissing Yukon

Consolidated Exchange Market Snapshot May 11 1908

Trading shown across rails and commodities with numerous stock quotes, bonds, and futures. Major listings include Am C & F Anaconda Copper Pacific and U S Steel, with several regional conveys and mining shares. Bond activity notes government issues and Admiral offerings while wheat futures highlight a July option at 92 1/4.

Closing Quotations On Local Exchange In Colorado Springs

Special to The New York Témas reports closing quotations on the local Exchange in Colorado Springs dated May 11. Bid and asked figures list Dante Isabella Elkton McKinney El Paso Portland Rawlins Vindicator Findlay Gwitt & Company's beer sales in New York City for the week ending May 9.

New York Gwitt & Company New York City Amy

Mining Stock Quotations From San Francisco May 11

Official closing quotations for mining stocks show declines and minor gains across listed mines led by Andes and Belcher with mixed movement in Occidental, Potosi, Chollar, and Union Con. Silver bars quoted at 52.43, Mexican dollars at 49, drafts at 1 2%0 telegraph 4 5c premium.

San Francisco Andes Kentucky Belcher Best & Belcher Caledonia Js.overman Imperial St. Louis Crown Point Union Gould & Reet Utah Hale & Norcross Telegraph

Idle freight cars surge as April adds over 37 thousand

The American Railway Association reports 37 000 more freight cars added to idle status in late April, raising total idle cars to 413 338. April saw 106 000 cars sidelined on tracks due to traffic decline, marking a record worst since last November. From Feb 5 to March 18 idle cars fell from 342 000 to 296 000, but after mid March the volume again dropped, with 117 000 added by April 29.

Committee On American Railway Asociation

Pittsburg Stock Exchange Transactions Reported

Special to The New York Times from Pittsburg dated May 11 lists yesterday’s local exchange stock transactions across multiple industries. Notable entries include Crucible Steel, Fireproofing, Interior Mining, Mits L H, Pittsburg Brewing, Coal, Plate Glass, Union Switch, Westinghouse units, and several bonds and preferred stocks with varied last prices and bid offers.

Pittsburg New York Times Mits. L. & H Ohio Philadelphia Co Pittsburg Brewing Pittsburg Coal Pittsburg Coal of Pittsburg Consol Pittsburg Plate Glass Tonopah Union Switch West Penn. Ry. Pf Mt. Tritle Copper Pittsburg Brew River Coal Steel Pitt

Metal Market Movements and Treasury Balances Report

Copper advanced seven and a half pence in London on spot and futures with spot at £57 2s 6d and futures at £57 6d. Pig tin steady at £138 7s 6d spot and £137 15s stores. Lead up 2s 6d to £18, spelter weak at £20, iron warrants firm, standard foundry 52s and Middlesboro 0s. Also NYME spot bids show copper and other metals mixed with slight changes from Friday. Treasury begins day with reserve funds and deposits in banks totaling over £1.8 billion and current liabilities around £122.96 million plus funds awaiting reimbursement.

London Standard Foundry Ois Middlesboro New York Metal Exchange Treasury Washington Reserve Fund General Fund Lek Ehla Philippine Treasury

Exchange stock prices from Produce Exchange report

The Produce Exchange stock department summary lists opening, high, low, and last prices for yesterday. Highlights include Gold B. Beg at 15 cents, Goldf. Con at 6.00, Silver Pick at 20.44 cents with 2% range, and 1,000 shares noted for cobalt and San Toy at quotes around 26 cents and 25 cents respectively.

the Produce Exchange

London Underground Electric Bond Issue Approved

London shareholders meeting led by Sir Edgar Speyer unanimously approved the issue of bonds totaling 9200 pounds to readjust the company finances of the Underground Electric Railway Company.

London Underground Electric London Underground Electric Railway Company Edgar Speyer

Chicago Railway Co Sells More Bonds

The Chicago Railway Company has sold $1 200 000 six per cent collateral trust notes secured by $41 606 000 of its consolidated mortgage bonds. This issue adds to the $9 000 000 of notes sold earlier in the year.

Chicago Railway Co Chicago Railway Company

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