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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
13
The day’s sales show 254.84 shares traded, a limited figure signaling a dull market. Comparisons to 1947 and prior periods indicate lower activity, with overall volume trailing previous years and reflecting a soft economic outlook.
The Cleveland Pittsburgh Railroad Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the company office in Cleveland on May [date unreadable] at ten o clock. Stockholders of record at the close of business April 24, 1908 will be entitled to one vote. E Kloss secretary.
April 15 1908 meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tat es Realty & Improvement Company declared a dividend of one percent payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 18 1908. Treasurer O Felows notes. Advertisements and coupon forms available at Tribune Uptown Office 1264 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets until 9 p.m. Branch offices open until 6 p.m. at 284 5th Ave 834 St 188 6th Ave cor 12th St 92 Pest 4th Ave and D9 West 424 St between 7th and 8th Aves.
A dense OCR of stock listings shows bids and asks for various utilities, rail lines, mines, and public utilities. Entries include Hart Conn W 30, Vermont 65, Chicago 185, Tel & Cable 70, Morris & Essex 17 1/2, Nash & Decatur 175 185, NY Trans Co 239, Ninth Ave 10, North Carolina 140, Northwest Tel 90, Pitts Fr Ww 163, Pitts Mck Y 117 120, Phil & Trenton 240, Utica Clin & B 65 70, Southwest RR 95 105, Twenty-third St 386.
The report lists extensive bond sales across United States issues including US government Treasuries, corporate debentures, and municipal bonds. It names issuers such as Am H & L, Am Tobacco, Penn, Reading Gen, and various city and utility issues with yields and prices, noting widespread activity and diverse maturities, including 4s, 5s, and 6s, across multiple states and sectors.
The start of gold outflows to Paris barely moves the stock market amid near holiday liquidity. Trading shows slight advances early, then declines, with London demand muted. News of higher idle freight cars and rail rate talk contribute to late weakness while U.S. money markets remain near nominal. Foreign trade data show March imports up and exports down, widening the U.S. trade surplus to a record March excess.
London 4 p m foreign market shows firm tone for American securities with listed prices for Illinois Central, Louie Nash, NY Central, Reading, Pacific, Steel and more. Call money in London 2 2.5 percent with open market discounts for short bills. Paris and Berlin rates noted with francs, marks and consols values and yields.
A rough list shows bids and asks for German and Bavarian, Bavarian and Saxony government bonds, with cities such as Cologne Munich Hamburg and Augsburg, and German state issues alongside Mexican notes appearing in the fragmented data. Names and figures are incomplete but indicate a market table of government securities and their respective bid and ask prices.
Last April 15 closing quotations show broad inactivity across major issues. Many familiar names including Adams Ex, Am Coal, Am Exp, and National Biscuit display minimal bids and unchanged prints as markets paused yesterday.
Money on call opened at 1 percent with high 14 percent and low yy percent. Time money in light demand. rates for 60 days 2 1/2 percent, 90 days 2 1/2 percent, four months 3 1/3 percent, five to six months 3 4/5 percent, over election 4 percent, one year 4 1/4 percent. Foreign exchange firm. sterling near highs at about 4.8740 to 4.8750 cables, demand 4.8715, sixty-day bills about 4.846. Short francs and reichsmarks listed. sterling stronger on market. Bank clearings: New York $215,821,200, Boston $24,276,510, Chicago $87,825,479. balances shown. Sub-Treasury shows debt to Clearing House of 2,653,195. Government receipts and expenditures listed for customs, internal revenue, and miscellaneous. Silver and gold markets noted with Mexican exchange around 20.20 to 1. Mexican receipts and yearly totals included.
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway stockholders create a protective committee for the first and second preferred shares. Holders are urged to deposit certificates with the Guaranty Company of New York, 2% Nassau Street. The Trust Company will issue negotiable stock deposits under the committee names Alexander J. Hempth George T Maxwell Hamilton F. Benjamin George L. Wrend Jr M. Spitzer Eustace etc.
Weather dampened activity yet a fair market for outside securities occurred with small, irregular price moves. Standard Oil rose six points while Boston and Cumberland-Ely fell. Havana Tobacco eased and Salt Lake Copper rose sharply. Bonanza Creek edged up and Goldfield Consolidated dipped. New notes remained firm and more active.
The Bowling Green Trust Co at 26 Broadway New York shows officers including Edwin Gould as President William H Taylor as 1st Vice President Charles P Armstrong as 2nd Vice President John A Hilton as 3d Vice President and William M Laws as Secretary The listed names include Frank Brainard Harry Bronner Franklin Q Brow Robert C Clowry and others as part of the board.
Foreign houses traded only a few thousand shares as markets paused for Easter holidays. American stocks in London were dull with minor declines. Dividends declared include 1 percent quarterly by American District Telegraph and 2 percent semi annual by New Central Coal. Union Bag and Paper elected Edgard Farratt president, John H. Derby named at Union Bag, J A Kimberter new second vice president. United States Realty and Improvement slashes quarterly dividend to 1 percent payable May 1. Idle freight cars climbed to 396,507 in early April from 257,043, per American Railway Association. United States Rubber Company reports output 65-70% normal with plans to boost capacity. Southern Railway offices moved to Hudson Terminal. Iron and steel news notes cautious activity, with small lots to Genoa and Birmingham discussions, premiums on steel bars easing, and several large steel-related contracts noted in Chicago and Pittsburg.
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