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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
13
A Chicago market overview notes leaders lagging while Hill issues and Rock Island rise in activity. Traders split between long and short bets with uptown specialists seen as more cautious and rumors of rallies affecting Rock Island and Union Pacific guiding sentiment.
Banking sources report Rock Island and Frisco systems have completed three bond transactions and tightened cash positions. Additional deals are under way, including provision for the Frisco 7.1 million dollar note due December 1. Wall Street sees stronger securities and improving traffic on the lines.
The American Railway Association committee led by F A Delano submits a circular report criticizing the Interstate Commerce Commission depreciation scheme as arbitrary and urging a new method. The group favors charging replacement costs to operating expenses and possibly changing the renewal account, gathering railroad input to influence regulation. Members include W C Brown John P Green Daniel Willard and Robert Mather.
Washington reports the Controller of the Currency has issued a call for the condition of National banks. Banks must report their condition as of the close of business September 23.
Dun's Review reports varied conditions with Fall retail demand high temperatures dampening volumes while manufacturing extends operation. Lumber and timber losses from fires, cotton markets unsettled by Lancashire labor troubles, railways and port exports down, bank reserves heavy, and stock activity drawing funds as exchanges rise in New York.
Washington reports Treasury at day start with reserve fund of 150 million in gold coin and bullion and current liabilities of about 115.7 million. Redeemable certificates awaiting reimbursement and deposits in national banks are listed, along with Philippine Treasury balance of about 4.19 million.
Lawrence of Fitchburg Mass report elected members of the Consolidated Stock change. The Vandalia Railroad seeks listing of 3 million dollars in refunding mortgage bonds. A J Houston named manager of Du Val Greer Co Broadway. Central Railroad of New Jersey directors re elected at Jersey City meeting. Sheriff attachment issued against Mitchell Mining Co for 57291 in favor of Frederick Cuthbertson served on John J Cs Vices and Holbrook Bonney claim.
The Morse line property owned by the Eastern Steamship Company will be bid on by a Maine and Boston New York backed syndicate led by Gov. Cobb. They have tied funds to cover the company s 1 2 million in debts and plan to reorganize with about 2 million in new stock if price is right. C W Morse has not commented on competing for the purchase.
London bonds and stocks showed moderate demand with gains in Home rails and gilt edged securities. Kaffir accounts remained large while foreigners and Kaffirs weakened in Paris trading. Copper shares rose with metal. bar silver held at 23 13 16d. Money at 4 1/2 percent. discounts quoted for short and three month bills. Paris closed firm on Morocco worries. Berlin Boerse quiet with prices steady.
Local exchange quotes list bids and asks for several stocks and commodities including Acacia Dante Elkton Portland El Paso Vindicator McKinney Gold Dollar and Rawlings with varying bid and ask figures. The report notes closing prices for September 23 and includes minor irregularities in the OCR data.
The Public Service Commission in the Second District served the Economic Power and Construction Company of Buffalo with an order to produce all books and papers for a public hearing in Albany on September 29. The company contends it may exercise electric corporation powers anywhere in the Second District without PSC approval.
Bradstreet notes 267 business failures in the United States this week, 268 last week, with yearly comparisons 166 165 185 and 179 for 1907 to 1904. Regional totals show Middle States 98 New England 21 Southern 62 Western 52 Northwestern 14 Far Western 20 Territories 0. Canada shows 32 versus 25 prior week. About 87 per cent of failing concerns had capital of 5 000 or less and 7 per cent from 9 000 to 20 000.
Outside a public hearing on the New York Westchester and Boston Railway overhead trolley wire proposal the Board of Estimate meeting yielded little interest. The application was referred to the Corporation Counsel as the road seeks three more years to finish construction work.
Associates of Robert K. White on the Stock Exchange presented a loving cup to the retiring broker yesterday after he sold his seat and ends thirty nine years of active membership.
At the Nebraska Bankers Convention in Lincoln on Sept 25 James J. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern, assailed the bank guarantee scheme and warned that frequent new regulations cripple business. Prof James L Laughlin of the University of Chicago ridiculed absolute certainty in guarantee plans.
The New York Dock Company has conducted an exhaustive examination of its books to verify rumors of disappeared coffee in transit. Findings will be submitted to the Coffee Exchange. The company handles extensive wharfage on the Brooklyn waterfront with hundreds of thousands of dollars of coffee monthly. Supt. Carr has raised loss charges, and details remain pending the Audit Company report.
Albany notes list multiple incorporations across New York and Brooklyn including Borough Development Company Brooklyn with 300000 capital. Freeport Country Club 100000. Arc Lamp Company of America 100000. Long Beach Recreation Chair Company 50000. New York Dyna Battery Company. Dundee Brass Manufacturing in Dundee. Investors Long Island Realty Company. Hyman Kaplan & Co.. Twenty second Assembly District Republican Club Home Builders Association of Kings County. Joseph Rachlin Company. Cohen Kass Company. Elvier Realty Company. Lenox Holding Company. Emelie S Clarke Company. William F Kenney Company. A John Meehan & Co.. Cohen Cloak and Suit Company. The B Light Company. Eastern Spiritual Temple of Sciences among others.
A Dry Goods trade survey reports rising business confidence across the mercantile sector. Key figures like John Wanamaker, Peter B. Worrall, and John W. Beach voice optimism on tariffs, bank lending, and stock freshening while noting mixed results in manufacturing regions.
The cotton market closed with a 4.7 point net gain after a morning decline, with sales at 125000 bales. London and Manchester labor strife pressured prices while a West Indian cyclone aided the rise. Port receipts total 681221 bales, with Southern mills taking 95000 and stocks in interior towns rising to 94593.
The United States Weather Bureau forecast Saturday and Sunday conditions across the cotton and grain states. It lists fair weather in North and South Carolina, varied showers and cooler spells in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Kansas with regional details and changes through Sunday. It also notes the Wisconsin Central syndicate has dissolved after paying off a 2005 loan.
Raymond F. Almirall, architect for the Trustees of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, filed plans for a new tuberculosis hospital on Blackwell's Island. The design calls for a 21 foot length, an extension, and a four story structure with spacious verandas around each floor.
Fragmentary notes mention Continental Trust Co United Breweries Co N W receipts for Chicago stock and a common value around 7 dollars in 1965. The text is incomplete but lists corporate names and a monetary reference.
Fragmentary numeric string shows large sums and codes without context or names. No identifiable people or organizations are readable. The OCR lacks context to form a proper news item or concrete event.
Stockholders are summoned to annual meetings at dates in September and October 1908. Sears Roebuck Co. notifies noon meeting at 438 Broadway New York. stock transfer books hold from Sept 18 to Sept 23 1908. Illinois Central discloses August meeting details and transfer book closures around late September 1908.
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