Torrid Weather Dampens Stock Market Activity in New York
Special Telegram to The Times from New York reports that extreme heat reduced trading volume in the stock market, with early gains from short covering giving way to dull, professional activity and widespread scalping. London firms remained moderate buyers, Rapid Transit fluctuated after an initial surge, and gains were led by Tennessee Coal and Iron, Consolidated Gas, and several rail stocks amid mixed later losses.
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New York
London
China
Bears
A. N. Brady
Rapid Transit
Metropolitan Street Railway
Tennessee Coal and Iron and
Consolidated Gas
Manhattan
International Paper
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
St. Paul
Burlington, Pacific
Northern Pacific
Lsgues
Federal Steel
Market Stagnation Weighs on Philadelphia Stocks
The Philadelphia Market shows dull trading with 12 000 to 13 000 shares changing hands and bond sales under 150 000 dollars. Only a few issues moved above 1000 shares with Northern Pacific and Reading preferred among the active names, while many issues saw no transactions. The market closed with prices broadly unchanged and brokers lamenting the narrow range.
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Local Stock Exchange
Electric Company of America
Consolidated Traction of
Pittsburg
Reading First
Choctaw
Northern Pacific
Reading Second
American Railways
Asphalt
Diamond State Steel
Morgan
Pacifc
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Union Traction Company
Cne
New York
Philadelphia
Philphia
Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Announces Stock Increase Purchase
Stockholders vote at a special meeting to buy the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad property and to raise capital. The Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf will issue over 40 000 shares of preferred stock and 45 000 shares of common to finance the purchase and add rolling stock.
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Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Girard
Choctaw and Memphis Railroad Company
Common
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
E Board of Directors
Canadian Steel Company
Wil
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Elkton Foundry Co. completes land deal along rail line
Prosperity rises in Elkton Maryland as the recently incorporated Elkton Foundry Company finalizes a land deal for a large strip alongside the Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore Railroad. The agreement signals renewed growth for the town and future industrial development.
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Eikton
the Times
Eblkton
Elkton Foundry Company
Philadelphia
Wilmington , Baltimore
Philadelphia Stocks and Bonds Notes and Markets
A Philadelphia stock and bond summary notes total receipts and expenditures with bank holdings and tax details. It contrasts Philadelphia and New York bond markets, cites silver price peaks driven by war demand and famine coinage needs, and reports railways earnings and expansion plans between New York, Philadelphia, and Michigan routes.
June Wheat and Bank Notes Move the Markets
Gossipy June wheat crop predictions show a total not to exceed 460 million. Banks report over 150 million in loans and discounts. dividends announced by several banks and companies. Prices in London and New York firms, while crop doubts persist from droughts in the North and rains in the South.
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Snow
New York
Germany
Imperial Bank
Grain and Produce Market Report Summary
Receipts zero for grain and produce with total stock 286696 bushels. Bullish sentiment as prices edged higher on call over Tuesday's rates after Chicago gains, with no local speculative trading. Cables easier, exporters lacking orders. Milling grades 5 to 87 cents, 2000 bushels sold at 5 cents. June contract wheat bid and asked at 4 cents. Elevator car lots No 2 red 84 85 cents, steamer No 2 red 83 83 cents, No 3 red 82 83 cents. Feed in good demand with limited offerings bringing strong prices. Winter bran around 17 to 17.50 per ton. spring bran priced per ton on list.
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Chicago
Reading's May Earnings Show May Results and Year Comparisons
The Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company publish May 1900 results and year to date figures from July 1 1899, compared with prior year. Net income, receipts, expenses and surplus are listed for both companies along with combined totals and annual fixed charges estimates. Barnes & Lofland sold stocks and bonds at auction yesterday on the Bourse floor.
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Reading
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Railway Company
Inc
and Iron Company
Coal and Iron Company
Reading Company
Easn
Jithantet
Barnes & Lofiand
Philadelphia Firms Charter Names for Advertising and Terra Cotta
Dover June 27. Articles of incorporation filed for The American Novelty Advertising Company Philadelphia general advertising capital 200000. Terra Firma Manufacturing Company Chicago to manufacture brick stone and terra cotta capital 500. The Land and Co of Conn. rear ee r.
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Dover
Del
American Novelty Advertising Company
Philadelphia
Terra Firma Manufacturing Company
Chicago
0 Land and Co
Conn
Local grain market notes on receipts and sales
Receipts total 144 787 bushels with shipments 216 304 and stock 786 006 as export demand remains good. Higher cables and West market speculation push on call rates while car lots show small gains and mixed bids for June at 47 to 47 4 cents.
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Wey
Receipts and shipments report mixed bushel totals
Receipts total 52 516 bushels with shipments 14 589 bushels and stock 269 217 bushels. Car lots for local trade steady under a pegged fee. export prospects mentioned. Cars No 2 white track and elevator priced at 82 2 3 cents on track.
Receipts and offerings of fruits in stock and prices
The record lists liberal receipts with steady full prices for choice fruit. Apples new per barrel 1.50, strawberries nearby per quart 75c, New York strawberries per quart 75c, raspberries red pint 75c, black pint 35c, gooseberries Delaware Maryland quart 40c, whortleberries Southern per quart 70c, blackberries early harvest per quart 70c, cultivated blackberries quart 90c, plums Southern per six basket carrier 1.25, sweet cherries per pound 46c, sour cherries per md 45c, cantaloupes Georgia per crate 1.25–2.00, other cantaloupes per crate 2.00, Porto Rico per 100, Valencia 2.50, choice Mediterranean watermelons.
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New York
Delaware
Maryland
Georgia
Porto Rico
Valencia
Potatoes and fresh produce markets report steady demand
New potatoes were in ample supply with steady demand for choice stock. Southern potatoes quote per barrel at 1.75 to 2. Medium primes 1.25 to 1.50. No. 2 1.05 to 1.15. Culls 0.40 to 0.50. Peachblows and revs 3 to 5 per barrel box. Implied crates and baskets pricing listed for wine and cucumbers in season.
Market Report Notes Quiet Trade For Upland and Poultry
The column records steadiness at 913-16 cents per pound for middling uplands while trade remains quiet. Live poultry shows fair demand with fowls and hens around 10 to 12 percent, old roosters 6 to 7 cents, and spring chickens priced in a narrow range.
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Fim
Market Prices for Fresh Fowls and Chickens
Prices quoted on a fair basis for fresh killed fowls Western choice well cleaned and dressed fair to good quality origin notations include old roosters and gre en chickens with a pearly description as to se san soe
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Fragmented Market Report Update
An OCR snippet notes fluctuating demand and varied offerings at a fair market. It mentions small boxes and teats, with a rumpled line about Gakes Betas chiens and a stray phrase about moderation and pricing.
Serietiy One exes meet at a fair sale report
An unclear report describes a fair sale with heated exchanges and mixed conditions. Details are fragmentary, but the event appears to involve competing bidders and contentious negotiations.
Refiners Post Prices With Cash Discount and Rebates
Price list for sugar refiners shows bids with a 1c per 100 lb rebate after 30 days and a 1 percent cash discount after seven days. Cubes at 5.95c, powdered 5.00c, standard inlated 5.80c, tal A 5.80c, crown A. CC 5.80c, fine granulated 5.80c, extra fine granulated 5.90c, confectioners 5.60c, soft Nos 16 to 1 5.45e.
Fragmentary Poultry and Meat Prices in 19th Century Trade
The text lists diverse meat and fat products with prices and packaging terms like smoked beef sets knuckles and tenders beef hams pork family peat beams lard and bacon. It reflects a jobbing market listing with lots of garbled OCR and mentions of tierces sides ribbed salt cured smoked and pickled preparations.
Agricultural Market Report Shows Stable Straw Prices
Hay abundant and cheaper with demand mainly for higher grades. Timoth y hay priced around 17.00 for No 1 and 16.00 for lower grades. Straw steady with No 1 straight at 17.60 and No 2 around 16.50. Wheat figures listed from 9.50 to 10.00 and mixed lots near 14.50 to 18.50.
Receipts Show Slow Wheat Market Amid Sharp Price Drop
Receipts totaled 4 163 barrels and 1 240 754 pounds in sacks as buyers held back amid a late wheat price break. Only small lots changed hands to meet immediate needs and prices were nominal. Figures quoted include various grades and bakers terms with mixed bids and limited activity.
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Seth
Market Note Quoted At 3800 Dollars Per Barrel
The report lists a price of 3 800 3 60 dollars per barrel for Western patent quality as a quoted figure. The line indicates a calm market tone with no further context or dates attached.
Rain Deluge Boosts Crop Prospects Across Midwest
Heavy rain fell across Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas last night raising hopes for the wheat crop. The downpour, reported from La Crosse Wisconsin to regional aggregators, helps ease drought concerns and supports grain yields for farmers.
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la Crosse
Wic
Wisconsin
Mini
North
South Dakota
Financial figures and names listed on Chestnut Street
A clipped list mentions individuals including George H. McFadden Henry Tatnall Isaac H Clothier John Sims Pemb Hutchinson Josiah M Bacon and Thomas DeWitt Cuyler associated with Chestnut Streets in a financial context.
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Geo. H. McFadden
Henry Tatnall
Isaac H. Clothier
John ©. Sims
Pemb
Hutchinson
Josiah M. Bacon
DeWitt Cuyler
Chestnut Sts
Frazee Family sues to quiet title in case linking murder claim
Rushville Ind June 27 A circuit court suit filed by a son and two daughters of Benjamin Frazee accuses Charles F Dale of murdering Frazee in 18 percent to gain inheritance. The filing seeks to quiet title based on this alleged crime and its effect on the estate.
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Rushville
Ind
Circuit
Benjamin Frazee
Charles F. Dale
Lyaw
S Tfe
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