This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
4
Closing prices yesterday show overall stock gains with pockets of strength while bonds remain in fair demand. The report notes net changes from Thursday’s levels across principal active securities and the day’s exchange activity.
Stocks show fair demand and close above Thursday figures as shorts cover and foreign buying power a rally. Bonds improve, several previously inactive issues trade, with Baltimore and Ohio leading advances before profit taking. Investors wary as public buying lags. market glides amid mixed signals and political tension.
Market firm for government bonds with quotes for U S 4s 1925 and other issues. Total par value traded reached 1,399,500, led by Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, Brooklyn Union Elevated Jets, Central of New Jersey, Chesapeake and Ohio, Detroit City Gas and others. Major bonds include Northern Pacific 4s, Reading general 4s, Southern Railway 5s, Union Pacific 4s and Wabash debentures, with varied bid and ask prices in the daily quotations.
London June 23 The market for American securities opened firmer on improved overnight prices from Well Street and remained well maintained though business was restricted. At close prices showed a firm tone with listings including Atchison 2 12, Canadian Pacific 91, St Paul 114, Illinois Central 114, Louisville and Nashville 77 12, Asian Pacific preferred 74, New York Central 132, Erie 11 1 2, Pennsylvania 65, Reading 8, Erie first preferred 34, Northern Pacific preferred 72, Grand Trunk 6, Anaconda in various amounts.
Money on call at 1 and 2 per cent, ruling rate Mg per cent. Time money 8 per cent for sixty days, 3 3% for three months, 4 per cent for four months, and 4 4% for six months on railroad collateral. Commercial paper 4 4% for three, four and six months for top names. Foreign exchange market firm with actual closing rates listed.
Banks quote premiums over the counter and par in multiple cities. Exchange volumes and balances listed for New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Chicago. Open market discounts in London and Berlin rates, Paris and London exchange levels, and foreign securities prices. Silver and gold premiums across Madrid Lisbon Buenos Aires Rome noted.
Unlisted and miscellaneous railroad shares appear in daily stock listings with prices and fluctuations. The report notes trades across major lines and other listed equities, reflecting market activity and investor interest.
Washington reports the Treasury held substantial gold coin and bullion plus trust fund and general fund assets. Daily government receipts reach 2.41 million with 0.94 million in expenditures, month to date 46.3 million receipts and 32.7 million expenditures. Sub Treasury shows a weekly gain after net losses and bank balance adjustments.
Week ending June 296- 15858, 1999, 1900. Entered at the port. Values show $1,372,142 to $1,682,541 and $1,680,112. Thrown on the market. January 1 entries total $1,308,214,533 with $692,512,820 port categories. Additional figures include $48,726,629 to $83,633,810 entered at the port and $46,468,603 to $63,066,469 thrown on the market.
Market closed firm with Standard Oil at 518 622 and 615 526 on Thursday. Notable quotes include Havana Commercial, Baking Powder, Bay State Gas, Markeen Copper, Amalgamated Copper, Amsterdam Gas, Rubber Goods, Distilling of America, and storage and transport equities. Lackawanna Railroad declares 1% quarterly dividend. Silver exports total 129000 ounces via United Metal Selling Company. London buys local stocks. arbitrage houses traded about 10000 shares. Loan quotes listed for several rail and utility issues.
Stockholders deposit majority of Distilling Company assets with Mercantile Trust to enable a five year voting trust under trustees Belmont Cadwalader Coolidge Harrity and Krech. Financing arrangements include an independent audit by Audit Company New York and ongoing financing as needed.
Principal buyers and sellers included H G Campbell selling St Paul and J R Williston buying and selling positions. London acquired Baltimore and Ohio while Halle Stieglitz bought Metropolitan Street Railway. John Muir Co purchased 1500 Southern Pacific and 2500 total. Post Flagg bought 1000 wire and 1000 Federal Steel. Brooklyn Rapid Transit trades scattered as selling continued. Halle Stieglitz sold Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Northern Pacific was bought by J M Shaw Co for 4000.
The week shows banks losing upward of 500000 in cash holdings though the statement may not reflect this. A large end of week gain will appear next week due to the government bond interest checks. Interior movement totals and interbank transfers are noted along with small external receipts and San Francisco minimal inflows.
Denver and Rio Grande reports May earnings with net up $25,114 as operating costs rise by $37,005. Surplus after charges stands at $84,315, up from $76,547 last year. Eleven months show net earnings of $5,529.74 and fixed charges totaling $2,167,509. Surplus after all deductions reached $724,245 versus $629,530 in 1899. year end expected surplus above $800,000.
The Railroad Gazette reports about 2025 miles of new U S railroad completed in the first half of 1900 across 190 lines, with Texas at 164 miles and Chicago and Northwestern leading among companies with 156 miles. The six month total trails last year by 850 miles, and the full year could exceed 7500 miles though figures are preliminary. The South and West show the strongest expansion, with Gulf and Ship Island noting 72 miles and Atchison 54 miles among notable builders.
State of Pennsylvania allocates the 103 miles to twenty seven branches and spurs, most run by old companies, detailing how the mileage is distributed across the network.
International Paper common traded firm amid light volume while buying acted with excellent character. A company director expressed satisfaction with conditions, noting the forthcoming annual report would speak for itself and be more conclusive than any preface by officers.
Bradstreet's reports weekly exports of wheat at 3,184,144 bushels and corn at 4,000,654 bushels. Wheat exports since July 1 total 199,454,306 bushels, vs 225,038,670 last year, while corn exports since July 1 total 202,769,574 bushels, up from 170,780,274 a year ago.
Northern Pacific records a May net rise of 265 421 over last May, lifting total July 1 gain to 1 909 340. Denver and Rio Grande post 25 113 and 121 420 gains for the year to date. Southern Pacific reports a gross gain of 130 752 but a monthly net loss of 167 720, with a July 1 net increase of 2 451 065. Alabama Great Southern up 17 418, Canadian Pacific 46 911, Minneapolis and St Louis 9 248.
Chicago markets showed a further price drop early today with July at 7c and September at sic after a weak closing from Thursday. Lower Liverpool cables and Argentine shipments pressured sheets while late trading sparked a rally, closing modestly above Thursday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.