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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
2
Total sale for the day shows 422,41 shares traded versus 877,583 for the hour. Year to date totals through October 15 include 141,943,757 shares, compared with 162,654,087 shares for the same period in 1907.
Money on call opened at 14 percent with limited supply and mixed demand. Rates for sixty to ninety days, and four to six months showed modest variations. Foreign exchange opened steady, then firmed, with cables near 4.86 and sterling around 4.86. Domestic exchanges, government receipts, and sub treasury balances noted, with daily and fiscal year figures provided.
Fragmentary OCR text references railroad earnings and various financial instruments including American Can, Metropolitan preferred, and National Biscuit. Mentions tim ers and pneumatic tools, street names, and partial company references, but gives no clear events or outcomes. Further readable details are needed for a precise summary.
The stock market moved irregularly until the last hour with Union Pacific leading gains, closing near session highs and contributing about 25 percent of total trades. Northern Pacific rose after dividend news, foreign buyers were active, and bond issues and currency funding showed mixed effects amid a dull trading backdrop.
Furnished and corrected daily by Stewart and Lockwood at No 43 Exchange Place. A scattered list shows prices for items such as Beaver and Little Nipis, Buffalo, Zoo McKinsley Darso, Chamberland, New Temiskon, and Nipissing and Ben Coniagas with percentages and notes. The fragmentary catalog names several buyers and stock items, including Crown Reserve and Kerr Lake, with scattered figures and place hints.
A dense OCR style list shows varied bond prices and yields acrossU.S. and international issues. Notable items include Gen 4s, 5s, and 4s conversions, with prices ranging around 39% to 102 and occasional coupons such as 4% and 5s. Total sales of bonds reported at 3,644 thousand dollars.
Last actual sales and closing quotations for stocks with no transactions yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Listed are numerous issues with bid and ask prices, some pref shares noted, and several corporations including Am Ex, Lake Shore, Long Island, Am Coal, National Biscuit, and many others. Prices show narrow ranges. no trades reported for the day.
A historical listing of collateral trust notes with issuers, maturities, and bid and asked yields. Includes Am Cigar Co, Am Tel & Tel Co, Atlan C Line R R, Balt & Ohio, Wabash R R, Chic & Alt RR Spc, Interbor R T, Kan City Ry & L Co, Lack Steel Co, N Y Cent& H RRR, Norfolk & West, Penn RR, Pub Serv Corp, Southern Ry, Tidewater Co, and others with specific maturities from 1900 to 1915 and yields around 1% to 5% plus.
Speculation in outside securities showed a light character except for about half a dozen mining stocks that led activity. Early firmness faded with selling to realize while late trading saw rallies on covering. Standard Oil held steady. Goldfield Daisy declined sharply. Cobalt Central rose 2 cents on heavy inside buying. Bond demand remained light and mostly steady.
Investors read the Wall Street Journal advertisement offering a $12 per year sample and noting Dow Jones & Co publishers in New York. It mentions odd lots and bond shares offered at cents per share.
Foreign houses bought about 15,06 shares on balance in this market yesterday. American stocks in London were steady with little price change but heavy curb trading. Consols declined 4, releasing to protect other holdings. Fortnightly settlement concluded without difficulty. Dividends declared: Pacific Coast Company regular quarterly 1 percent on common and 1 percent on second preferred, 1 4 percent on first preferred, all payable November 2. Havena Electric Railway regular quarterly 1 1/2 percent on preferred, payable November 14. Produce Exchange seats higher after associate membership demand, with sales at 5 1/2 to 6 above best previous. Amalgamated Copper declares regular quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share, 1 1/2 percent, unchanged from prior quarters. Boston and tona Consolidated Copper declares 2 percent quarterly dividend. Notes: L Rosenberg and E Bernheimer elected NYSE members. Henry Coolidge reinstated to membership. James McNaughton promoted to VP sales at American Locomotive Company. Schenectady works superintendent named manager. Atmore L. Baggot elected director of Mutual Alliance Trust. Henry Mallory elected director of Mechanics National Bank. No truth to report that Chesapeake & Ohio equiv of preferred stock authorization will be sought at annual meeting. Southern Pacific bonds sold. Basle New York N.B.A. shipment of 0 10 0 0 to Canada. Wall Street firm J K Rice Jr & Co formed at 33 Wall Street for investment banking and stock deals.
London reports a weekly banking balance with reserve down 34 000 pounds and circulation down 370 000. Bullion falls 404 000 and other securities drop 120 000 while other deposits rise 108 000 and public deposits fall 239 000. Bank reserve to liabilities ratio at 51 percent, up from 50.9, with rate of discount unchanged. Paris shows Bank of France balance altered with hand increased 6 025 000 and silver decreased 5 975 000.
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