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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
2
Stock market report shows heavy dealings with prices rising for net gains. Total daily sales reached 817,242 shares versus 901,413 the prior year. For January 1 to August 6 the period totals show 101,706,385 shares compared with 180,195,668 in 1907. Unlisted.
London quotes show heavy activity and generally lower prices for American securities. The foreign money market lists call money at 1 to 1½ percent, with short and long bill rates noted. Foreign securities include British consols around 86 7/16 and 86 9/16 percent, and French rentes at 96 francs 2.24 centimes.
Yesterday’s closing quotations for government bonds are provided, comparing the latest figures with those from Wednesday. The data show shifts in yields and prices across maturities, highlighting market movement and investor sentiment following recent economic developments.
List of collateral trust notes issued by Swartwout & Appenzellar with various maturities from 1905 to 1922. Includes prices, interest rates, and issuers such as Am Cigar Co, Am Tel & Tel Co, Coast Line RR, B&O, Ches & Ohio, and others.
Column shows cobalt price listings in Toronto with bid and asked quotes from firms such as Stewart and Loukw. Includes entries for Lake Scotia and Crown Reserve with minor numerical notations, reflecting market quotes and commodity names.
After a wide opening with more declines than advances, stock prices climbed with substantial gains in readings for Reading Harriman Missouri Pacific and United States Steel. Heavy buying by prominent houses spurred broader demand across railway and industrial shares while new bull strength formed from fresh capital. Bank clearings rose 12.7 percent in July from June, signaling improving business and brighter prospects for United States industry.
The Bank of England kept its official discount rate unchanged as cash holdings are expected to rise. A smaller reserve ratio, down from 50.12 to 48.60, undercuts the eight year average of 47.31 while bullion losses exceed a million sterling but signal no deeper trouble. Local money rates firm, sterling weakens on U S security purchases and anticipated cotton and breadstuffs exports.
A dense survey of bond and loan instruments shows U S 3s, Japanese 6s, Marine 4s, Cuban certificates, rail and canal stocks, and many 4s and 5s across U S issue types. Prices range near par with coupons from 4% to over 110%. The listing includes equity related notes and conundrums across American, Cuban, and European securities and a range of maturities and denominations.
Last closing bids and asks for a wide list of stocks with no transactions yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Prices listed include Adams Ex 181, Am Coal 120, Am Exp 208, Grandby M 105, Homestake 24, Lake Shore 270, New C Coal 25, North Am 66, Reading Ist pf 84, Sears-R pf 100, United States Steel 9, Wells-Fargo 250, and many others.
Money on call opened at 1 percent with fluctuations to 14 percent high. Longer-term demand rises with 2 percent for sixty days and up to 4 percent for six months. Foreign exchange eased early then firmed, with sterling near 4.87 and sixty‑day bills around 4.3 to 4.9. Bank clearings list notable city figures, silver and gold prices noted, and government receipts show a day deficit against expenditures.
A market snapshot listing various securities and prices including Van Schaick & Co values at No 7 Wall Street and United Railway incomes. It notes bids and asks for rail stocks such as Seaboard 1st prefs, Chesapeake City Ry, and Union Trust. Also references Cotton Duck and NorthrRy & L Ss with mixed bid-ask figures and scattered percent figures across multiple banks and utilities.
A London and Paris address pair 18 Bishopsgate St Within and 41 Boulevard Hansamann is noted for Bills of Exchange Cheques and Cable Transfers indicating financial documents handling between the two cities.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces that holders of Temporary Certificates exchangeable for the May 1 1908 consolidated mortgage bonds may exchange them for the bonds by surrender at Broad Street Station Philadelphia or 5 Cedar Street New York on and after Monday the 10th instant. Henry Tatnall, Treasurer.
The outside securities market remained active with narrow price swings and a generally strong tone supporting continued gains on the Stock Exchange. Copper stocks drew attention with new high records, Bay State Gas stood out in the industrial group, and Standard Oil rose on light turnover. Lower priced mining issues saw brisk trading, especially Combination Fraction, which fluctuated but closed notably higher. the bond market was neglected.
Foreign trading showed 20,000 shares traded in the local market with all sales. Dun’s crop report notes early harvests but calls for rain to improve yields. winter wheat and oats show promise, cotton outlook favorable. Market gossip highlights Morgan buying activity in United States Steel and related stocks, with Waldorf bulls and lower Wall Street buyers backing sugar refiners as July imports hit a record.
You are hereby notified that the next Antal of the stockholders of said company for the Directors for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may come before they will be held in the office of the Secretary of the Company, 31 Broadway, New York City, N.Y. on Thursday, August 13th, 1908, at 10 o'clock A. M. The Transfer Books will be closed August 1, 1908, exreopened August 14th, 1908, A. W. ZIMMERMANN, Secretary pro tem.
Dividend notices show Norfolk and Western declaring a semi annual two dollar dividend on Adjustment Preferred Stock payable at the Arcade Building Philadelphia after August 18 1905. Other dividends arise from Butterick Utica and Black River Dolores Mines and Old Colony Trust Company. Anthracite output for July totals 4 541 506 tons a drop from 5 669 034. Refined sugar prices drop 10 points to 5 10 with standard granulated basis. Steel trade shows improving demand for merchant bar and rails amid Carnegie and Illinois Steel company observations.
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