Fractional Changes in Stock Values
Daily total of 418 389 shares traded, up from 55 484 on the same day in 1997. For January through September the market logged 134 226 301 shares versus 154 333 497 in the prior year, data appears unlisted.
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
13
Daily total of 418 389 shares traded, up from 55 484 on the same day in 1997. For January through September the market logged 134 226 301 shares versus 154 333 497 in the prior year, data appears unlisted.
Swartwout and Apperzellar, bankers at 44 Pine Street New York, issue equipment bonds for financing. The notice details bond terms and subscription procedures.
London reports firm U S securities with quotes in foreign markets. Call money at 4 1/2 percent, short discount 1 1/2 percent, Berlin rate 3 4 percent, Paris exchange 25 francs 11 1/2 centimes, Berlin London 23 marks 38 1/2 pfennings. Bar gold 106 1/2. British consols 85 3/4 percent, French rentes 95 francs 90 centimes.
Yesterday's closing quotes for government bonds are compared with Mannarese quotas. The report notes shifts in yields and price movements across key maturities, highlighting investor reactions to policy signals and market liquidity.
Stocks were weak early on light volume as selling came from professionals and small accounts amid rumors about Harriman. Prices firmed at close on short-covering. Canadian Pacific rose overall. Banks, rails, and steel trade show mixed results with prospects tied to election winds and planned rail investments for 1890s growth.
A damaged OCR excerpt shows fragmented entries with numbers and period codes. The readable items mention New York City and telecommunication style listings. No clear event, outcome, or persons are established.
Market rundown lists Inter-Met 4s at 6.5 percent on 25 000 units and 6 8s on 15 000 units. It includes numerous 4s, 5s, and 3s issues from railroads, utilities, and government-related notes with varied prices and yields. Numerous entries show par values, coupons, and trading levels such as 101 percent for certain securities and notes on long-dated maturities with broad dealer interest.
Last actual sales and closing quotations for many stocks on the New York Stock Exchange listed no trades yesterday. The column includes last sales, bid and asked prices for issuers such as Adams Ex, Allis-Chalmers, Lake Shore, Long Island, Marine, New York Central, and many others with varying bid and ask levels reflecting inactive trading.
Foreign trading was muted with London markets quiet and no arbitrage opportunities. Copper purchases were light but prices stable as GE and others buy ahead of next year. Structural steel orders approach 160,000 tons. Anaconda and Consolidated Gas move on dividends and debentures. Railroad earnings show mixed results for August and September. International Paper executives discuss future dividend plans.
A fragmented report lists various preferred stock investments including Quaker Oats at 3 percent and Sears-Hoebuck at 154s, alongside percentages for American, Caumwealth Edison, People’s Gas, and other issues. The notation references media like Swift & Co and Watersoults in a dense catalog of securities.
Money on call opened at 1 percent with demand insufficient to soak funds. Mercantile paper in fair demand as rates ease. Foreign exchange steady with cables 4.8665 4.8670, demand sterling 4.8635 4.8640, sixty day bills 4.8510 4.8640. Bank clearings show New York and Chicago leading. Silver and gold prices noted. customs and internal revenue receipts and expenditures listed.
Fragmentary financial sheet shows bid and asked quotes for Brooklyn ferry bonds and related unions with figures like 435 38 and 300 34, plus scattered rates and dates. The text reads as a trader’s ledger with inconsistent mnemonics and minor bond listings.
Investors read the Wall Street Journal noting brisk activity in outside securities speculation with mixed results. Early strength in mining stocks gave way to a broad pullback as many issues eased. Cobalt Central and Orphan Copper faced declines while Goldfield Daisy held steady and Fraction rose.
Fragmentary OCR shows figures and dates from 1906 to 1908, week ending September 20, with large monetary totals and percentages. No coherent events or entities are identifiable beyond generic year ranges and sums.
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