Stocks Jump Amid Broad Market Push Ahead
Stocks surged again with heavy outside buying as money markets eased. Closing prices yesterday for principal active securities showed notable advances and net gains from Saturday’s final quotations.
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1901
Page
2
Stocks surged again with heavy outside buying as money markets eased. Closing prices yesterday for principal active securities showed notable advances and net gains from Saturday’s final quotations.
A broad rally sustained by heavy buying orders in early hours reflected renewed public interest in stocks. Investors favored industrial and high dividend names while cautious on high priced rails. St Paul attracted outside buyers on Union Pacific Middle West ties, with overall listings led by Amalgamated Copper, Sugar Refining, and Southern Pacific near day’s end. Total volume exceeded 1,700,000 shares.
Market strength noted with final bid and asked quotes across U S government issues including 1 the 1908 registered and coupon bonds 4s and 5s pairings 1904 02 and 1907 issues. Railroad bonds show total $4 679 600 with wide spread activity across Atchison East Baltimore and Ohio Southwest Central of Georgia and others including Erie Green Bay and Western Missouri Kansas and Texas Northern Pacific Reading St Louis Southwestern Southern Pacific and Wabash debentures.
London June 3 4 p m American securities showed strength and active demand with good buying for the New York account. stocks quoted include Atchison 8 1 2 percent Canada Paul 17 percent Athens Central Nashville 10 percent Union Pacific York Central 161 Saint Erie HW bullish final prices 108 1 2 percent 147percent Louisville and Nashville preferred percent New Pennsylvania 77 percent Reading 22 percent Erie first preferred 72 percent Northern Pacific preferred 101 percent Anaconda 10 percent Grand
A brief market update shows varied activity with totals like 1,306 and 1,440 in railroad and other stocks. The record includes figures such as 14,200 and 6,520, along with 2,700 and 20K in the listed units, indicating mixed trading for Uniteded and related securities.
Money rates showed call money at 2 to 4 percent with the ruling rate at 8 percent. Time money quoted 3 4 percent for sixty days up to 34 percent for six months on railroad collateral. Commercial paper at 3 4 percent for three to six months for top names. Foreign exchange reported market steady with cables and bankers' posted rates across Sterling Paris francs marks and other currencies. Domestic exchange lists varied premiums and discounts by city with notable New York exchanges, clea rings and balances. Foreign money markets cited London call money at 2 2 1 2 percent, Berlin rates at 3 4 percent, and Paris and London exchange rates. The silver market noted bar silver at 60 cents and Mexican dollars at 48 cents. Gold premiums were listed for Madrid Lisbon Buenos Ayres and Rome.
Washington figures list total assets of 770 000 000 with gold and silver certificates, notes and deposits in national banks. Government receipts for the day amount to 4 749 930 with expenditures of 1 835 000 and year to date totals reaching 540 264 331 in receipts and 480 277 266 in outlays, leaving an excess of 59 987 065.
London prices rose while foreign houses traded heavily in about 80 000 shares. Steel demand was good with around 40 000 shares bought. American Sugar Refining directors may meet to discuss dividends. Arbuckles raised refined sugar price ten points. Mexican Central directors will meet June 17 in Boston to discuss readjustment of junior securities. American Tobacco and Continental Tobacco stock were strong. a new tobacco company may absorb them. People's Gas attracts steady buying with Chicago electric light deals likely. U S Steel stocks rose with Morgan and Keene active. Morgan’s return expected to spark more moves. Brooklyn Rapid Transit in good demand ahead of earnings season. Norfolk and Western and Rock Island show April gains in gross and net earnings and improved surpluses.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway issues its pamphlet report for the year ended March 31. Gross earnings reach 25,364,695 with net earnings 8,199,602. Passenger income rises 15.50 percent, aided by a 928,539 increase in passengers and 15.36 percent rise in overall ridership. freight earnings up 11.64 percent. Construction and equipment charges total 3,139,066 as of April 1 balance sheet.
The outside securities market closes strong with Seaboard Air Line issues up 1 percent for common and preferred. Otis Elevator ahead but modestly faded. Electric Boat up 2 percent, Denver and Southwestern strong, Union Copper active near 7 percent, White Knob Copper up 1 percent, Bank of Commerce and National City advance in bid to 710.
A concise report furnished by C. F. Frothingham outlines the street railway firms operating in New York, noting routes, service scope, and early urban transit developments. It references corporate names and street intersections affecting passenger movement in the metropolis.
Market notes list bonds for gas companies with bids and asks. Items include NY & East R Ist 5s 1944 114, ny Nor An Ist 5s 104 106, Stand Gas 4s 130 133, N Am Co 5s do 6s pref 150, Ws i NY&ER do 5s 1930 115.
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