Stocks Rally as Traders Push Prices Higher
Closing prices yesterday for principal active securities show gains across equities and bonds, with traders driving a broad rally in gold exports today and notable net changes from Monday's levels.
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
4
Closing prices yesterday for principal active securities show gains across equities and bonds, with traders driving a broad rally in gold exports today and notable net changes from Monday's levels.
The market firmed after early weakness amid a trader driven rally led by Sugar Refining as short covering boosted prices. Railways heavy, steel down, industrials mixed while government crop reports matter less than earnings for June. investors favor gradual, well margined purchases for a future bull era.
The days operations in bonds show market firmness with total par value sales of 1 116 200, down from 1 690 500 on Monday. Leading issues include Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio 4s Southwestern division 81 and a half, Central Pacific 4s, Chesapeake and Ohio 4 4s, Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis general 4s, Colorado and Southern 1s 4s, Missouri Kansas and Texas 244s, Norfolk and Western 4s, Northern Pacific 8 8 and 4s, Reading general 4 5, St Louis and Iron Mountain 5s, St Louis Southwestern 2ds, Union Pacific 4s and Wabash debentures B s.
London reports a dull opening for American securities with slight initial gains. Later trading eased again leaving prices at Atchison 26 percent Canadian Pacific 9 percent St Paul 116 percent Illinois Central 115 Louisville and Nashville 70 Union Pacific preferred 75 New York Central 182 Erie 12 Pennsylvania 66 Reading 8 Erie first preferred 864 Northern Pacific preferred 75 Grand Trunk 7 Anaconda 8.
Money on call 1% per cent. time money 2 to 6 months at 2 to 8 percent, railroad collateral. Foreign exchange firm with cables and bank rates. domestic markets list discounts and premiums across New Orleans, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Boston, Chicago, and cities including Paris, Antwerp, Berlin. Bank clearings cited for New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore. Foreign money, call rate in London 1-2 percent. Berlin and Paris exchange and discount rates noted. Silver and gold prices listed in various markets including Madrid Lisbon Buenos Ayres Rome.
Historical port statistics show figures ending June 12 846 681 oars and 11 699 E January 1 227 007 981 081 0.031 for various years 1598 1899 1900 with notable data points and dates. The record preserves era values and formatting from the source document.
Unlisted bond sale summary showing U 2 4s 1925 184% 5,000 units and Long Island Un 4s 1907 98% 8,000 units among many listed issues. Highlights include Balt & Ohio 8 0 100% 3,000, Reading Gen 4s 88% 8,000, Union Pac Ist 4s 45 1064, and Tex & Pac Ist 5 58% 5,000. Total bonds sold 1,116,200 dollars across numerous corporations and utilities with varied prices and yields.
Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs Mining Stock Exchange, furnished by William P. Bonbright & Co. of Colorado Springs.
Washington reports begin with Treasury division data for reserve funds and redemption and issue divisions. It lists gold coin, bullion, silver dollars, certificates, and notes totals, then current mobilities and available cash. Government receipts exceed expenditures for the day, with month and year figures, including bank-note redemption receipts and large year-to-date surpluses.
Market closed dull with Standard Oil at 4 546. London prices higher and arbitrage houses bought about 25 000 shares in the local market. Gould dividends: Manhattan Railway 1 percent July and Western Union Telegram 1.25 percent quarterly.
The principal buyers and sellers in yesterday's market were Missouri Pacific and Winslow, with notable activity shaping the session. Detailed figures and counterparties remain partly obscured in the report.
Traders and firms show a flurry of buys and sells across rail and steel interests. St Paul, Raymond, Clark, Dodge & Co and Ames purchase. J R Williston & Co sells 1000. Northern Pacific and London buy 4000. St Paul and Kohn & Co buy. Kirkner sells. Tennessee Coal and Iron and Street Norton sell. Baltimore and Ohio and London buy. Homan sells. Atchison London buys. Northern Pacific Kirkner 1000 and Jones Maury sell. St Paul Wormser Housman Stow buy. Mendham and Levy sell. Union Pacific London buy. Mendham Keech Loew & Co and Ames sell. Baltimore and Ohio Housman London buy. Sultz bacher and Hollins sell. Chicago Burlington and Quincy Combs sell. Wire Kerr sell. Federal Steel Kerr and Pearl & Co sell. Missouri Pacific Mendham sell. St Paul I F Mead buys 1000. Tennessee Coal and Iron H Clews Co buy. Manhattan Thompson sell. St Paul Wasserman buy. Northern Pacific J Muir & Co sell. Baltimore and Ohio J M Shaw & Co buy. Western Union J M Shaw & Co sell. St Paul Kohn & Co buy 2500.
Gold shipments today appear as the cheapest remittance form with about 2 million dollars in bars slated for Paris via La Gascogne. Lazard Freres will export 1 million, and National City Bank with Heidelbach Ickelheimer & Co. about 500 thousand each. Weekly exports may total 3.5 million. Paris draws funds from abroad for visiting foreigners amid high francs due to low sterling. London shipments to Paris continue. Local money market unchanged though firmer in tone. little business, currency arrivals from the interior exceed shipments.
The Toledo St Louis and Kansas City Railroad Company outlines a new structure with a 10 million dollar prior issue 8 percent bond, 6.5 million first mortgage 4 percent bond, 10 million non cumulative 4 percent preferred stock, and 10 million common stock. Existing securities exchange details, voting trust terms for five years, and a bondholder meeting approving asset sale to Vermilye & Co. are provided, with over seven million of eight point eight two million bonds represented.
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company reports April net earnings up by 128,019 bringing the total since July 1 to 1,138,974 and ten month earnings to 1,965,531. With fixed charges and taxes at 600,000 for the year the surplus stands at 1,865,631 and may reach 1,500,000 by year end. The report notes no material change in business conditions and provides a table showing monthly earnings for 1899 and 1900 with April down about 11 percent from March this year after a 5 percent drop from March to April 1899.
United States metal mining firms reporting to The Engineering and Mining Journal paid out 16 561 885 in dividends for the five months ending May 31. Four core properties received 10 100 000 of the total with Amalgamated at 3 000 000 Boston and Montana 2 700 000 Anaconda 2 400 000 and Calumet and Hecla 2 000 000. Montana alone accounted for 6 227 000 or 87 percent of the state total, followed by Michigan 2 700 000 and Colorado 2 523 918 with other states contributing smaller sums.
Baltimore and Ohio lines show May gross earnings up 702 047 and net earnings up 593 792, lifting total net gains since July 1 to 5 214 052. The surge results from high gross receipts and restrained operating costs, with heavy investment in road improvements preserving property value. Directors, guided by Pennsylvania policy, remain cautious on dividends despite strong results.
The Chicago Great Western directors declare a semiannual dividend of 250 per share on the preferred A stock for the half year ending June 1900, payable July 31. The 16th semiannual interest payment of 2 per share on the 4 percent debenture stock will be made July 15, 1900, to holders of record June 30, 1900.
The May statement of exports from the Bureau of Statistics lists breadstuffs at 19,574,805 with an increase of 3,500,000, cattle and hogs at 2,863,510 with a 243,000 rise, provisions at 19,662,857 with 854,00 higher, cotton at 11,830,931 with 2,200,000 more, and mineral oils at 6,744,086 with a 1,500,000 increase, totaling 50,548,529 in exports and 7,611,000 in gains.
The report lists miles operated and earnings for numerous railroads including Alabama Great Southern Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Canadian Pacific Chicago and Eastern Illinois Denver and Rio Grande International and Great Northern Kanawha and Michigan Louisville and Nashville Mexican Central Mexican National Minneapolis and St Louis Missouri Pacific Central Branch New York Ontario and Western Norfolk and Western Pittsburgh Bessemer and Lake Erie St Louis Southwestern Southern Railway Texas and Pacific Toledo St Louis and Kansas City Baltimore and Ohio System. May and year-to-date figures show first week of June and totals from January 1 to June 7 with gross earnings, operating expenses, and net earnings.
Wheat prices rose to the best level of the rally before pausing on Northwest shower reports. July opened 72 3/4c, traded 72 3/4 to 74 1/4c, closed 73 3/4c. September 1c premium. Government crop data were sidelined as Northwestern conditions dominated. Cables weak, receipts heavy, oats and flaxseed linked to wheat, pork and lard weak, hogs very heavy in the West.
The group names LOUIS PITZGERALD GEORGE COPPELL EUGENE DELANO M D WOODFORD FRANCIS S BANGS J ALVIN W KRECH and ALMON GOODWIN as counsel, with address 120 Broadway New York, identified as Sec. committee members.
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