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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
4
Securities values show a higher daily total at 790,910 shares versus 469,989 shares for the period January 1 to September 18. The cumulative shares reach 127,274,692. Comparisons indicate a similar pace to earlier periods, with daily figures around 602 shares for the same span in 1907.
From AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY BC Church Street New York September 10 1908 the board declared a quarterly dividend of 1 3 4 percent on preferred stock payable October 21 1908 to preferred stockholders of record September 21 1905. Checks mailed. Also notes transfer books close at 3 PM September 1 1908. GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY 25 Broad Street New York September 18 1908 pays regular quarterly dividend of 1 2 percent on preferred stock payable October 1 1908 to stockholders of record 3 PM September 25 1905. THE MORTGAGE BOND COMPANY OF NEW YORK 68 Liberty Street New York September 17 1908 declares quarterly dividend of 1 4 percent on capital stock payable October 1 1908 to stockholders of record 2 CO GG ES HALL Treasurer.
Stockholders are warned of meetings at 10 A M October 1 to elect an agent for transferring bank assets under federal law. Separate notice states Republic Iron and Steel holds annual meeting October 1 1908 at Exchange Place Jersey City with transfer books closed Sept 25 and reopened Oct 22.
Dun's Review notes gradual improvement in commerce with unemployment shrinking slowly, water shortages easing outlook. freight cars up and rail earnings down from last year. Retail apparel steady, shoe and flour shipments strong, foreign trade mixed with export gains and large import declines. Prices high, stocks lean, fall trade cautious, election impact cited, 1909 stock revival anticipated.
Stock activity held mostly higher through much of the day as shorts and speculative buyers aided gains in Erie Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific and United States Steel though not with strong enthusiasm. Late-day covering and heavy bank cash transfers frame cautious outlooks for the money market and possible autumn bullion and grain exports affect Sterling.
Foreign money market rates show London short bills at about 2 1/2 percent and long bills near 4 1/2 to 5 percent. Berlin discount about 3 4 percent, Paris discount around 1 1/2 percent. Paris exchange at 25 francs 12 centimes, Berlin exchange 20 marks 39 pfennigs. British consols quoted 85 9/16 for the account, French rentes at 6 francs.
Imports and marketings of dry goods this week rise over last week and year. Total imports reach 2,554,120 while marketings tally 2,880,057, compared with 2,465,765 and 2,075,456 last week respectively and 23,878,250 imports and 8,892,608 marketings last year.
A chaotic list of bond issues and prices is summarized with total reported bond sales at 1,968,500. The report includes Japanese 4s, Erie Convt 4s, New York Central, General Electric, AT&T, and many others with varied coupons and maturities.
Last actual sales and closing quotations show no transactions yesterday for a wide list of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Prices were posted as last closing figures with bids and asks varying across issues, including Adams Ex, Am Can, Am Coal, Lake Shore, Am Exp, and several major rail, steel, and utility names. The note lists numerous classes and pref shares with last bid and asked ranges, reflecting a quiet trading session.
Money on call opened at 14 4 percent, closing 14 percent with bids up to 14 1 percent. Time money active, demand light. sixty to ninety days at 2 percent, four to seven months around 3 1 4 percent. Mercantile paper dull with high grade names offered. Foreign exchange steady with cables near 4 87, demand sterling 4 86, sixty day bills 4 85. Bank clearings shown for New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia. Silver at 52c bar, Mexican dollars 45c. Gold premiums quoted in Madrid and Lisbon. Government receipts and expenditures listed. month to date and fiscal year totals shown. Sub-Treasury debtor to Clearing House by 1,098,351.
Early trading showed a heavy overall tone with light buying. Dominion Copper declined to a new low while United Rice traded heavily then rose about 4 cents. Butte Coalition and Florence group fell, Nipissing held steady, and Orphan Copper remained active and firm. Tidewater notes rose slightly in bonds.
TOPICS OF THE STREET show a weekly currency loss of 5 735 400 with most flowing to the interior. Interior receipts 2 110 20 include 1 168 00 New York assay checks and 68 500 San banknotes sent to Washington. Sub treasuries report 35 200 loss. total interior loss 4 221 40. Dividends declared by multiple firms and grain exports figures follow, plus gold shipments to Argentina and refined sugar price adjustments. Copper prices also fall at the Metal Exchange.
Fall River, Sept 13 sales in the print cloth market are estimated at 75 000 pieces. General quiet prevails with light demand and steady prices. Quotations show 2 5 inch 6 square 3 cents for seins 14 inch 64 square 3 cents.
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