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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
8
A Special Telegram from New York reports China and crop regions improving, boosting market activity and lifting prominent stocks. London buys push Americans above parity while railway dividends support shares. Brooklyn Rapid Transit leads gains before trimming.
Colonel Snowden returns to New York to finalize the Island plant sale. The Penn Electric Light Company reports a modest annual balance with earnings from rentals and a list of directors elected. Stockholders vote on Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf franchise transfers and capitalization to finance acquisitions. Treasury balances show cash and metal reserves, while sugar prices rise boosting the refined sugar margin and refining profits for the American Sugar Refining Company.
The Philadelphia market saw light volume around 12 000 shares with minor demand in select stocks. Bethlehem Steel rose a full point and Asphalt edged higher to close at the top. Reading first preferred showed strength, while Northern Pacific touched 50% but closed lower.
The Weather Bureau reports mixed conditions with heavy rains injuring wheat in the South Atlantic and Gulf states while drought persists in northern spring wheat areas. Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and parts of Mississippi see favorable winter wheat progress though central Mississippi and Ohio valleys suffer rain damage. Harvesting proceeds in many regions but damage to wheat in shock is noted and the Willamette Valley shows knot crop problems.
Credit balances stand at 1.25 with a bid for cash barrels also at 1.25. The market shows an average 82 750 barrels and a higher figure of 90 250 barrels in the reported period.
A lengthy roundup covers dividend declarations by Lake Shore Lake Erie and Western Michigan Central Canada Southern and others. It notes New York Central and Lake Shore earnings, bond awards, bank reorganizations, silver prices in London, and rail and utility stock movements with multiple companies named and dates for payments and mergers.
Brown Brothers & Co quotes sterling and franc exchange for 60 days and 3 day periods. Rates show pounds per franc and per mark or guilder with percentages and days listed. The data reflects mid market style readings with multiple currencies and terms.
A flood of construction activity is announced including a three story stone school at Carlisle and Race by W L Smith and plans by J Horace Cook. Multiple houses, stores, and shops are set for building along West Manheim street Kensington turnpike Pulaski avenue and other avenues by contractors such as Hillyer Dilks F ge Dougherty and J W Carnal. Several parcels with mortgages and transfers are listed on June 1900 records including properties on Twenty Seventh Street Norris Street and Girard avenue with various purchasers and sums noted.
The Brock's Commercial Agency at Third and Arch streets closed with no business. The Union National Bank is the largest creditor and has seized the agency's assets to secure a $5,000 claim. The agency was notable in the area.
Receipts totaled 10 170 bushels with shipments at 13 200 and stock at 286 606. Market unsettled with a 2 cent call drop linked to outside selling and lower cables. milling grades quoted 85 to 86 cents. June contract wheat at 88 cents bid. various red wheat bids and asks shown. fresh-killed fowls and broilers priced in cents per pound with size distinctions.
Receipts totaled 177067 bushels with shipments at 214013 and stock at 857603. The option market followed wheat lower with bids around 45 to 46 cents for June. Foreign advices eased and exporters' orders stayed below a workable basis. Local car lots remained small but firm, with No 2 yellow and No 2 mixed offered on call and at auction with various bid and ask figures.
Receipts total 59 261 bushels with shipments 20 511 bushels and stock 231 200 bushels. Car lots showed moderate demand with small supply and firm pricing. Sales included four cars No 2 white clipped track at 32 cents and three cars do choice track at 32 4 cents.
Receipts total 2,029 barrels and 1,268,064 pounds in sacks. Jobbers hesitate or buy in small amounts, keeping prices nominally firm. Quotations reference Winter cola and several patent grades with varied figures, including a $3 straight price and other noted lots.
The market held steady at 3300.60 dollars per barrel for a quality fancy Western patent. Traders noted the price reflected stable demand and refined product standards amid thinner liquidity.
Hay remains in liberal supply with buyers mainly seeking top quality grades. Prices for No 1 hay show advances to around 16.50 to 17.00 per unit, with small bales at about 16.50. No 2 and No 3 lines cited at roughly 15.00 and 9.50 to 10.00 for grain products. wheat quotes also listed near 9.00.
Incomplete OCR text mentions a price per pound and references to meat, but provides no clear event, location, date, or identifiable entities. Summary remains speculative due to fragmentary content.
Prices remained firm for winter bran with bulk sales at 1% to 7.50 per ton and bran in sacks listed as per ton, reflecting sustained demand as reported in the market notes.
Demand was fair and prices were well maintained according to the quoted figures. The note references Wenligys Haile in the basis of these prices.
Market report notes fine fresh stock in good request and firm prices. Supplies mainly heated eggs, dull or irregular in quality, with Western and nearby regions including free canes and oak varieties, Penn ayivenia.
At a fair request, a man discusses Seg lanes amid moderate social and civic debate about road usage and safety in the area.
Choice apples berries cherries cantaloupes and watermelons stay at top prices while other items move slower. Beech supply light with good demand. pineapples quiet and oranges fair. Prices show regional variety with crates and per basket carrier rates in the late season market.
New potatoes readily available while stock remains liberal and desirable. Southern vegetables show fair demand with ample supply. Prices quoted include Potatoes Southern per barrel Rose choice and fancy 1.50 to 2.15. No. 2 1.50. curls and reds 1.25 to 1.50. per crate pricing listed. Cucumbers Charleston per ???
The notice details refined sugar prices with a 15 cent rebate per 100 pounds after 30 days and a 1 percent cash discount after seven days. Cubes cost 5.96 cents, powdered 5.90, standard A 5.80, crown A 5.80, extra fine graded 5.60, and soft grades Nos 16 to 1 at 5.45 cents.
Market notes show steady demand with prices for smoked beef sets and knuckles, beef hams around 20.60, pork family about 14.50, and cured hams in tierces. Various brands and grades affect values for lard and bacon, reflecting typical wholesale trading patterns.
A Southern Cotton Spinners Association committee will meet at the Lafayette Hotel in Philadelphia on July 5 to study direct sales by mills and reduce reliance on middlemen. Prominent mill men from North and South Carolina will join Governor and secretary of the association, with aims to review trade channels and possibly establish agencies.
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