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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
13
incoherent OCR summary notes Wednesday July 22 1908 total day sales 83247 shares vs 675211 year ago 1907. figures include per share movements for Inter International pump and Kansas City Southern and various rail stocks with scattered percentages and figures amid an old market roundup.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Office of the Secretary announces two dividends from six months earnings. A 2 percent preferred stock dividend will be paid September 1 to holders of record August 1. A 3 1/2 percent common stock dividend is also declared payable September 1 to holders of record August 1.
New York July 28 1908 press dispatch announces a quarterly dividend of 1 3 4 percent on the preferred stock to be paid August 28 1908 to holders of record August 5 1908. Transfer books close at 3 PM August 5 reopen August 26 1908 with mailed cheques to be sent from the company office. James M Lambing assistant treasurer.
New York July 15 1908 Directors of the Amalgamated Copper Company declare a dividend of one half of one percent parable August 31 to stockholders of record on July 23 at 2 oclock P M A H Mblin Secretary and Treasurer
Money on call opened at 1 percent with a wide bid range, showing quiet demand and varied term rates from sixty days to six months. Foreign exchange opened steady, later slipping. demand sterling near 4.87, sixty day bills around 4.85, and short francs and marks weakened. Bank clearings across major cities reported sizable totals, while government receipts and the Sub Treasury balance reflect daily fiscal activity.
Market snippet lists bid and ask levels for various gas securities and utilities. Prices include Jackson Gas, Kan City Gas, Minghem Gas, Am Gist, Chic Com, and others with scattered quotations and notes on premiums and preferences. The text records general trading activity with minor digits and no clear event.
A brisk trading day saw higher stock quotations led by industrials and copper shares, with Standard Oil’s court ruling easing sentiment. Demand from commission houses remained robust, while wheat and grain shipments signaled rising interior bank activity and a shift in money markets.
The day’s bond activity shows a wide array of issues with total sales tallying four million nine hundred eight thousand five hundred dollars. Key listings include Japanese, L S and M, Unified, Nor Pac, and many Gen and Railroad bonds across multiple maturities and yields.
A historical quotation list shows bids and asks for various European government bonds. Entries reference German states such as Cologne Bavaria Hamburg and Munich, Austrian Vienna and Berlin, plus a Mexican government gold bond, with bid and asked prices varied across issues and maturities.
Bid asked figures for ferries listed with bond and street details. Entries show Ist Se 55 7 and 10th 23d St prices, plus 30 40 Hob Fer Ist Ss.101 104 do bonds and 65 85 do con Sa. 87 90 Union Ferry 12 u TSK Ro 0 Ww do Ist Gs 78.
Last actual sales and closing quotations show no trades yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange for listed issues. Several issues like Adams Ex and Am Coal appear with bid and asked figures, while others such as Am Stl Fdy and NY Dock pf display varied closings. the list includes numerous preferreds and industrials with limited price movement.
London market for American securities was heavy with minor price changes. Curb quotations were firm. Notable closes included Atchison Erie Reading Union Pacific US Steel and others with small percentage shifts. Foreign money rates show London call at 1. per cent and Berlin and Paris discount and exchange rates. British consols and French rentes provided further context.
The outside securities market showed irregular trading with overall briskness and weaker volume than Tuesday. Standard Oil gained 14 points on a favorable decision before retreating part of the advance. Nevada Consolidated Cumberland Ely and Boston Consolidated led mining gains while Nipissing Butte Coalition and Greene Cananea held steady. Low priced issues slipped with Terose lic and Tonopah Mining easing. Daisy and Goldfield Consolidated fell. Bond demand remained light and nearly steady.
Traders on the Consolidated Stock Exchange were impressed by the Standard Oil decision and mostly remained bullish. After a moderate prior day, buying intensified through commission houses, with notable activity and strength. Copper stocks surged toward the close, helped by reports of further improvement in the industry.
Bowling Green Trust Co of 26 Broadway New York lists Edwin Gould as President and William H Taylor as 1st Vice President with Charles P Armstrong 2nd Vice President John A Hilton SD VP and Treas William M Laws as Secretary. Directors include Armstron Brainard Bronner Brown Clowry Converse Crorwe Costello Deige Goepel Gould Gould Taylor Truesdell Young.
Foreign houses traded 20.00 shares in the local market with varied activity in Harriman and steel issues. Erie’s last fiscal year likely shows a deficit near 500,000, worsened by a machinists’ strike and high maintenance costs. Virginia Carolina Chemical reelects directors. dividends declared by several companies. listings and conversions noted.
A late June banking report shows state banks’ overall condition improving compared with March. Loans and discounts rose to about 3.06 million, deposits increased by around 12 million, and cash holdings grew by roughly 12.4 million, with total operations narrowing to two dozen institutions in the state.
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