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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
9
Arthur Cremp hails Options as the stock exchange’s most scientific and prudent method. The publisher offers a new Treatise on the subject with free postal copies via The Secretary London Paris Exchange Ltd Bankers.
Redmond and Co Harris and Co and Moffat and White offer 4.50 8 Manhattan Railway Company consolidated first mortgage tax exempt 4 per cent bonds at 2 and interest. These bonds retire 10,815,000 4 per cent bonds issued July 31 to refinance old 6 per cent debt. The 4 per cent bonds are a first mortgage on the companys property, with regular 7 per cent dividends on capital stock. For year ended March 31 the company shows net earnings of 19.9 per cent against $1.89 in interest charges and a surplus after fixed charges of 5,210,317. Refunding saves 180,000 in fixed charges, lifting earnings to more than four times total interest. Bonds are tax exempt in New York and a legal investment for savings banks and trusts.
A U S plan to reorganize the Virginia Passenger and Power Company and related lines was prepared by a committee led by Douglas Robinson. The plan is deposited with Bowling Green Trust Company and requires holders to deposit securities by September 3. Protective committees for Richmond Passenger and Power and South Side Railway bondholders have endorsed the plan.
The Journal Officiel in Cairo publishes a five month treasury statement for 148. It shows estimated receipts of 7,150,000 but only 27,534.89 collected by May end. Monthly expenditure should average 4,290,135 yet May exceeded that. Total outlay to June 1 stands around 31.4 million. The Egyptian Standard predicts a possible improvement in the second half, though a large deficit seems unlikely.
The market shows an undertone of strength with limited weekly advances. Big holders steer cautious gains to avoid reckless speculation while backing railroad expansion. United States Steel reports improved quarterly results boosting investor confidence. banks and credit markets remain robust as cash in circulation rises and government revenues trend higher.
A dense OCR fragment shows a weekly table of bonds across multiple issues with quotes, yields, and changes. Listed are U S and foreign government bond types, corporate issues, and converts, with prices and percent changes indicating broad activity across the market. Many line items include long strings of percentages, numbers, and issuer names, reflecting a snapshot of bond trading and registration activity rather than a single event.
Weekly stock table lists shares, highs, lows and closes for many issues including Amalgamated Copper, Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Chicago & Alton, Delaware & Hudson, Missouri Pacific, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania Railroad, and United States Steel. It compares week ending Aug 3 1907 with 1908 figures and notes net weekly changes, with government bond quotes and clearing house exchanges for context. Major entities include New York Stock Exchange, Amalgamated Copper, Bethlehem Steel, and several railroads and utilities.
Chartered in 1822 the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company lists offices at 16 18 20 and 2% William Street with a branch at 475 Fifth Avenue New York and names London Paris offices 18 Bishopsgate St and 41 Boulevard Haussmann offering bills of exchange cheques cable transfers travelers' letters of credit payable worldwide.
The Tribune reports the third week of July earnings for thirty seven railroads or systems with six showing gains of 90,887 dollars and one hundredth percent and thirty one incurring losses totaling 785,904 dollars.
The Tol Tol item appears as a fragment with unclear context and missing readable details. No definite event names dates places or organizations are present to form a coherent summary. Further readable content is needed to generate a valid record.
Dividend notices declare quarterly and annual payouts to stockholders. Southern Pacific announces a one dollar and three tenths per share dividend payable October 1, 1908. Bond & Mortgage Guarantees and Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Co also declare 3 cent quarterly and 2 percent personal payments, with record dates in April and August and payments due mid August.
Notice of the annual meeting of Wells, Fargo & Company stockholders to elect directors and conduct other business. Meeting in New York City August 13, 1906 at 10 a.m. Transfer books closed August 1 and reopened August 14. Secretary: O Zimmermann. Also includes Tribune advertising and miscellaneous period booking details.
A compact list of weekly curb transactions across industries and mining stocks. Includes highs and lows for gas, railroad, mining issues, and note of United Copper and Tidewater securities among others.
A scanned ledger lists numerous trust and surety firms with quoted mortgage and real estate related figures. It includes Alliance Realty, Mtge Bond Co, Columbia, Equitable, National Surety, Empire Trust, Citizens, and other names with various price ranges and endorsements, reflecting market activity.
Bond list includes Beth Steel and various iron and steel companies with due dates from 1917 to 1982. Entries cover Ist 5s, 4s, Ss and Ss with sinking funds, plus trusts and corporate issuers like United States Steel and Lackawanna Steel. Names include Buffalo Iron Co, Maryland Steel, Penn Steel, Republic Iron, Sloss Sheff, Temple Iron, Clairton Steel, Union Steel, Illinois Steel, and Dominion Iron.
In Philadelphia on August 2 receipts show sheep 338, cattle 2,375, lambs 2,281, calves 1,182. Beef stock steady, inferior dull. grass steers top at 75, common around 4. Hogs higher, Western quality 9.75 to 10, city dressed stock offerings fair. Sheep: lambs firm, wethers good to choice around 4.25 to 8.50. Prices vary with grade and cut, market mixed across categories.
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