Stocks Open Higher As Market Shows Irregular Activity
New York stocks opened higher on heavy volume but with irregular trading. Foreign buyers added about 50,000 shares of international stocks, with Southern Railway leading early gains among rails. Industrials were quiet while semi speculative bonds rallied. call money ranged 4 to 5 percent.
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Times
New York
Southern Railway
Union
Northern Pacifics
Louisville
Nashville
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Hocking Valley
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Pacific Mail
Panama Railroad
Pacific Coast
Third Avenue
Ann Arbor
International Paper
Cheapeake
Ohio
Kansas
Texas
Atchison
Baltimore and
Southwestern Sts
St. Louis
Market dull after Thanksgiving with mixed price moves
The Philadelphia market opened subdued after Thanksgiving with light activity and scarce trading. Stocks such as Choctaw and Asphalt issues fell slightly while Electric Storage Battery preferred held a 6 percent dividend stance. Welsbach bonds advanced as earnings outpaced fixed charges amid a general earnings downturn for Lehigh Valley and Reading companies.
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Welsbach
Cambria Steel
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel
Lehigh Valley
Abana
New Companies Chartered in Harrisburg and Dover
Charters issued at the State Department list The Bendy Lake Water Works in Sandy Lake Mercer county with capital of 10 000. The Ice Company in Shenandoah with capital 100 000. In Dover Delaware the Imperial Underwear Company was incorporated this afternoon with capital stock and details provided.
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Harrisburg
State Department
Bendy Lake
Sandy Lake
Mercer County
Capital
Ice Company
Shenandoah
Philadelphia
Dover
Del
Imperial Underwear Company
Pennsylvania Railroad October 1900 earnings and expenses
Statement comparing earnings and expenses of the Pennsylvania Railroad for October 1900 and for ten months ending October 1900 with some 1899 periods. It lists directly operated lines and shows figures for Wilmington and Baltimore, Northern Central, and related branch lines.
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Pennsylvania Rairoad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmington
Baltimore
Ross
Inc
Centra Way
London buys rail stocks and opens New York transfer office
London purchases Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Atchison Pennsylvania Railroad stock to be listed in New York with a transfer office opened at 128 Broadway. Wall Street rose as London set the pace, with gains around 1 percent. December dividends and interest on railroad and other bonds are projected at about 42 million dollars.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Broadway
London
Wall Street
Lond
Lease Ratified for Easton Consolidated Electric Assets
The stockholders of Easton Consolidated Electric Company ratified a lease of the company’s properties to Lehigh Valley Traction Company at a special Camden meeting. The agreement sets an annual rental of 45000 dollars.
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Easton Consolidated Electric Company
Lehigh Valley Traction Company
Camden
Liverpool Cotton Statistics for November Week
Liverpool reports weekly cotton statistics with total sales of 59 000 bales, American sales 52 000 bales, exports 5 bales, imports 174 000 bales, American imports 151 000 bales, total stock 494 000 bales, stock afloat 433 000 bales, all kinds 269 000 bales, and remarks on spinner takings and destinations.
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Liverpool
Bank Clearing Figures And Bank Charter Approvals
Bank clearings yesterday rose by 758 to 21 042 in Philadelphia and 89 729 in Bas. The Comptroller approved charters for Neligh National Bank in Neligh Nebraska First National Bank of Ashland Oregon and Cazenovia National Bank in Cazenovia New Hampshire each with 25000 capital. The New York Sub Treasury transferred 200000 to Chicago 100000 to St Louis and 150000 to New Orleans. The Sub Treasury was creditor at the clearing house 25500 adding to possible reserve losses. The known movements show banks lost 2500000 with 1712000来自 Sub Treasury operations. Last week results were over 3000000 better than forecasts with one bank gaining 3054515. The market remains confused due to seasonal money shifts.
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Neligh National Bank
Neligh
Nebraska
Capital
First National Bank
Ashland
Oregon
Cazenovia National Bank
Cazenovia
N. H
New York
Chicago
St.Louis
New Orleans
Sab-Treseury
Treasury
Dividends Declared by Major Companies
Merchants' Trust Company pays 4 percent on Dec 11. Southern Cotton Oil 2 percent on Dec 15. Consolidated Gas Company New York 2 percent on December 18. Electric Storage Battery 6 percent preferred stock on Jan 2. Cramp Ship and Engine Building 14 percent quarterly on Decem ber. The Tamarack Company Boston $10 per share semi annual. Prior dividends were $7 and $6 a year ago.
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Townsend
Nile
American ‘Railway
Cambria Iron
Cambria
Consolidated Pretin of
Pitts
Haddington Passenge
Philadelphia Electric
Palmetto Company
Pennslvania Railroad ii
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S Company i
Penosylvania ‘Steel
Provident Site & Trust Co
Or Ke Superior Co
Philadelphia
Traction
Reading Trust
St Pref. Trust
Susquehanna Iron & Steel
Tidewater
United Gas Improvement
Union Traction
Welsba Chmpany
Southern Railway
Tel
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Consolidated Gas Company
New York
Electric Storage Battery Company
Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company
The
Tamarack Company
Boston
Foreign Financial News and Market Notes
The Bank of Bombay raises its discount rate from 8 to 4 percent amid mixed London stock performance. American stocks in London close firm with general market steady. Paris stock exchange remains heavy. John Hays Hammond urges Stratton Independence mine dividends cut from 40 to 10 percent. European papers discuss U S bond conversion suspensions and railway nationalization talks among Franco American bankers and Swiss interests.
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London
Paris
John Hays Hammond
Venture Corporation
Stratton
Frankfurter Zeitung
Switzerland
Aioe
Loas
Eeemos
New York Wholesale Prices Gauge Quiet Grain Market
Wheat receipts 101,625 bushels with exports 27,000 amid a soft spot market. corn receipts 155,250 with 267,675 exports and a weak close. Prices for rye, oats, butter, and cheese show steady to dull trends as markets react to Argentine news and larger mill shutdowns.
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Duluth
Minneapolis
Rio
Cordova
IalGe
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Jersey Sweets
Liverpool
Gullentten
Grasp
Grain and Produce Market Summary
Receipts total 7 379 bushels with shipments 56 700 and stock at 515 199 bushels. No trading on options as drop in corn and beans steadied. Export demand seen at 80 000 bushels on private terms. Buckwheat flour steady with fresh ground flour at 2.25 to 2.35 per 100 pounds.
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Clos
Nice
Northwestern
Ponusrivana
Faa'sc
Market Receipts and Demand Slump in Grain Trade
Receipts total 360 240 bushels with shipments 650 043 and stock 637 418 as the option market weakens and prices fall on light Western guidance. Cables show 8 shade lower while exporters report fair inquiry. car lots ease with slow demand and next week’s Gastvery outlook. No. 2 on call 3 follows. December at 42% with mixed bids and asks around 43.
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Cer Bod Veew
Ss Busbess
Sears
Aatie
Receipts and shipments amid freight constraints noted
Receipts total 40 457 bushels with shipments 3 477 bushels and stock 400 465 bushels. Freight space shortage limited sales and exports, with demand restrained by scarce rail and shipping capacity.
Untitled fragment on market receipts and jobber activity
Fragmentary market note describes receipts of 5 775 barrels and 1 655 600 pounds in eacks with jobbers limiting trades to small lots to meet immediate needs. Prices appear weak with unclear figures and garbled terms.
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Eacks
Bippen Ab
Prauayivenis
Wee steady butet $3.0005.10 per barrel for chotew
Wee steady butet price per barrel cited in garbled note. No clear entities or dates to identify.
Commodity Market Report Notes Narrow Supplies and Steady Prices
Supplies were limited while demand remained fair. Trading was quiet with firm prices and light offerings. New York markets showed varied cream styles including full creams and fancy small lots, with expectations for quality and pricing remaining stable.
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Kota
Eftan
New York
Fresh Stock Scarce as Outside Demand Buys Fall-East Eggs
Fresh fall eggs remained in tight supply as outside demand sharpened prices. Western choice eggs were advertised as fresh and available in Pennsylvania and nearby markets.
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Pennsylvania
Poultry Market Report Shows Steady Demand and Firmer Quotes
Live poultry demand was better with firmer prices and moderate offerings. Quotations cover fowls and hens, old roosters, spring chickens, spring ducks, turkeys, and geese with varied regional grades and prices.
Unclear Poultry Market Report With Mixed Grades
Fragmentary market notes report mixed poultry quality with choice birds selling fairly and steady while medium and low grades appear dull. Mentions Western and Sigal0e lots, dry picked terms, and vague references to roosters and chickens.
Market Report for Vegetables and Potatoes
Potatoes supplies were liberal and market steady. Osions firm. Cabbage moved slowly with mixed prices. Michigan onions and cabbage vary from fair to good quality. Prices quoted per basket reflect ranges in late market trading.
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Michigan
Fragmented OCR item on domestic market quotes and prices
Readable text lists various domestic price terms and unit measures such as baskets and cases. Mentions value ranges like five to nine dollars and one fifty per case. Missing context limits precise interpretation of commodities and dates.
Provisions Market Quotation Summary
Steady demand for smoked beef and hams with prices from 16 to 50 cents. Pork family hams priced around 17 dollars, cured meats per pound range 4 to 7 cents, bacon and shoulders listed with brand averages, pickled belly and breakfast bacon offered in various forms and containers.
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Tierces
Prices for refined sugar and variants quoted by mills
Prices from American Refining Co. and McCahan show unchanged base levels but shaded 5 to 10 points on soft grades. Refiner prices carry a 15 cent per hundred pound rebate after 30 days and a 1 cent discount. Various sugar grades and brands are listed with minor price points across confectioners and standard granulated categories.
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American Refining Co
MccCahan
Trust
Lorcant
Eerk Bet
Market receipts firm with strong hay and grain prices
Receipts were not large and the market ruled firm with hay and straw notably firm. Prices listed include Timothy hay large bales 17.50 and No 1 small 16.50, mixed 15.50, rye straw 16.00, oats No 1 8.50, wheat No 1 9.00, and several other No 2 mixed and No 3 figures.
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Timothy
Bran prices in bulk and sacks at sixteen fifty per ton
Market notes show winter bran in bulk at 16.50 per ton and spring bran in sacks by size at 16.50 per ton as the current quotation.
Cotton Sold in Small Lot to Spinners
Cotton sold in a small way to spinners at 10 1 2 percent per pound for middling uplands.
Chicago Grain Market Slumps on Receipts and Demand
Wheat and corn fell as receipts rose and foreign demand dwindled. December wheat declined about a half a cent, and December corn slipped fractionally with negotiators shifting to later contracts. Oats and provisions also eased, while weather reports and mills’ activity influenced trading.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Argentina
Dauie
Live Stock Quotations in Chicago Cattle Report
Chicago cattle receipts reach 3 500 with overall steadiness. butchers stock steady to slow. Native cattle value at two cars Christmas pricing six fifty. steers around five ninety and up for best selections. Overall Cleveland market tone mixed with light demand and varied quality factors.
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Chicago
Market Report: Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Across Regions
Receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep shown across multiple markets. Texas and East Liberty listings include steers bulls and lamb values. Western and native lambs noted with per hundredweight figures. shipments and daily totals listed for cattle sheep and hogs with price bands and top quotes.
New York Cotton Market Shows Notable Strength Today
The New York cotton market opened steady and rose several points on brisk demand from Southern and foreign interests and local shorts. Cables and rumors of higher Southern spot markets supported buyers, but later trading dwindled with prices settling a few points higher amid expectations of light receipts at New Orleans and Houston.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Liverpool
Manchester
China
Oil Prices and Shipments Report from Oi City
Credit balances stand at 1.07 with certificates at 1.00 bid. Shipments total 253 644 barrels with an average of 102 141 barrels. Bus shipments reach 202 156 barrels with an average of 92 115 barrels.
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Oi City
Estate of J Gillingham Fell Adjudicated in Orphans Court
Judge Ferguson filed an adjudication of the third account of Amanda R Fell Anno Pardee and Franklin Comly executors as stated by Herbert M Howe administrator of Amanda R Fell deceased surviving executor of J Gillingham Fell estate The account shows a principal balance of 1186611 25 in securities valued at 472 after deductions 72060 was awarded one half to the testator s daughter and one half to the Pennsylvania Counts Insurance on Lives and Grand trustees under the will of the jora of income
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Orphans’ Court
Ferguson
Amanda R. Fell
Anno Pardee
Franklin Comly
Herbert M. Howe
J. Gillingham Fell
Pennsylvania
New Schooner Edward T. Stotesbury Maids Maiden Voyage
The schooner Edward T. Stotesbury departed from the port on her maiden voyage carrying 447200 gallons of naphtha and 319 gallons of refined petroleum valued at 48000 dollars bound for Liverpool. The Delaware Breakwater harbor departure occurred at 11 41 A M as the ship set a two four—note likely watch.
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Edward T. Stotesbury
Iverpool
Delaware
Atlantic
Slight Fire In Treasury Department Caped In Office
Fire was discovered at 11.80 today in the first room and third floor of the Treasury Department. The blaze was confined to the office area and extinguisher teams contained it quickly with no injuries reported.
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Treasury Department
Washington
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