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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
2
Money on call opens at 1 percent with slight firmness in time money. Foreign exchange firmer morning, sterling quotes drift then fall in afternoon. Bank clearings show New York and Chicago totals, domestic exchange notes varied, and government receipts reflect a daily deficit. Sub-Treasury notes highlight the clearing balance.
The report notes lower securities values at a reduced level with trading activity in 1997 showing 26 share issues, and a large number of shares outstanding. It references totals of 143,236,991 shares for the same period, indicating a broad market movement and capitalization shift.
Stock prices fell through five hours of trading as professional selling, liquidations by smaller traders, and short selling pressured leading issues. American Smelting led losses, with several names closing 1 to 2 percent down, while American Telephone and Telegraph drew buying. Banks remained buyers of bonds as August clearings showed slow improvement and hints of a better year for farmers and industry amid anticipated rail and securities market activity.
A compact OCR fragment lists numerous securities and company names including American Can, National Biscuit 5 percent preferred, National Carbon preferred, Commonwealth Edison, Quaker Oats, Pneumatic Tool, Swift & Co, Chicago Telephone, Box Board preferred, Chicago Title & Trust, People’s Gas, Diamond Match, Sears Roebuck preferred, and related figures. The garbled text suggests a market ticker or securities table excerpt with short price indicators.
Last closing quotations for stocks with no trades yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Listings include Am A C of 3 we K and various industrials, oils, railroads, and utilities with mixed bid and ask figures. Names such as Am Can, Lake Shore, Am Tel, Marine, and Sears-Roebuck appear among numerous preferred and common shares with varied prices.
Chartered in 1822, The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company lists offices at 16 18 20 22 William Street New York, 475 Fifth Avenue, PABIS 41 Boulevard Haussmann and 18 Bishogate Street, offering bills of exchange cheques and cable transfers and travelers' letters of credit payable globally.
Speculation in outside securities focused on low priced mining issues with some gains in higher priced shares. Lawson stocks weakened spreading across the list while Consolidated Arizona Smelting dropped to 12% on heavy selling. Nevada-Utah, Nipissing, Trinity Copper and Bay State Gas moved notably, with mixed results among others. bonds remained in fair demand and largely steady.
A historical securities page lists collateral trust notes with issuers such as Am Cigar Co, Am Tel & Tel Co, Atlantic Line, Ches & Ohio Ry, Chic & Alton RR, Interborough RT, Kan Ry & Lt Co, Lack Steel Co, Public Service Corp, St L Mem & SE RR, Southern Ry, Westinghouse Electric & M Co. Each entry shows maturity dates around 1908 22, bid and asked prices, and yields, including notes for industries like railroads and utilities. The list includes percentages and prices such as 4% 95 1910 100%, with values near 4.0 to 6.0% yields and various 100% par quotes.
Foreign trading showed renewed activity with 35 000 shares traded in London. Bank of England reserve ratio 53.20 percent the best for the year. August trade clearings total 10 165 158 997 dollars down 7.5 percent from July but up 42 percent from June. Dividends declared include Evansville Terre Haute Railroad 5 percent on preferred and Chicago Eastern Illinois 4 percent on preferred. Rockefeller interests remain large holders in American Smelting and Refining stock. Money market conditions show discount from par for exchange and steady yields on bonds. Copper price rumors denied and Boston Maine common dividend reduced to 1.1 percent. Columbia Trust reports strong deposits and ample capital. Consolidated Exchange to close with wheat room open. New York Produce Exchange will close Saturday jardins.
London and Paris report weekly bank totals with shifts in circulation, reserves, deposits, and securities. Bank of England notes decreased slightly while public deposits fell, and France saw substantial note and deposit movements with discounted and advance figures changing.
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