Market Notes Show Tone Improving as Cooler Weather Returns
Week to August 3 sees dry goods, drugs, hardware and groceries trade firmer with cooler days bringing activity after heat. Grain and produce markets stay active as prices firm in butter eggs and meat, while corn oats and hay face higher expectations and possible future advances amid cautious sentiment.
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Week of stock stagnation as markets wobble in dull session
New York stocks opened higher on optimism of steel strike talks but drifted to the day’s lows as cash gains and a larger loan item unsettled traders. United States Steel and St Paul rose briefly, while Consolidated Gas jumped amid unexplained moves. Bank statement release sparked small urgent selling, leaving prices near the bottom. The market remained narrow with limited volume and broad indifference from larger investors.
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People's Gas
St. Lawrence
Wall Street
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Erie
New Jersey Central
Reading
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Areaturday
Financial Markets Roundup Across Cities
Indianapolis through London depart on money rates and exchange. Reports show varied interest, clearings, balances, and rates in New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, London, Berlin, Paris, with bullion and silver prices and exchange on London noted. Strong entities include Bank of England, Madrid, Buenos Aires, and various city markets.
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Sterling Exchange
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New York Port Exports and Treasury Balances Summary
Reports show weekly port exports of silver 143,067 and gold 10,080. New York imports include 66,206 in silver and 502,01 in gold. Dry goods imports total 9,744,153. Treasury balances reveal cash, banknote figures, and miscellaneous receipts and expenditures. Associated banks report loans and deposits changes, with excess reserve around 22.165 million and notes on August activity and bond payments.
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First National Bank
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Missionaries regret not keeping a good thing in Turkey claims
The San Francisco Chronicle notes missionaries with undivided interests in a large Turkish claim regret not retaining the opportunity earlier. An adjusted claim against the Sultan drew interest only while unpaid, and now funds in the U S treasury draw none. The Sultan paid but refused to participate in distribution, and the matter likely awaits years before settlement.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Turkey
United States
Cuba ballot plan criticized as unfit for voters
The Hartford Courant denounces Cuba's early voting plan saying allowing unfit men to vote has never worked anywhere and will fail in Cuba. It decries using education for ballots as nonsense, arguing practical experience exposes the flaw.
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Cuba
Wheat market tops as strong clearances lift prices
Chicago wheat advances on heavy seaboard clearances and short-covering after a mixed day for corn and oats. September futures climb to 68 3/4 cents, with exports showing robust activity and receipts firm in Chicago leading other markets from Minneapolis to Liverpool amid improved demand for grain and higher yard prices.
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New York and Other Markets Report Butter Eggs and Cheese
Market notes from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago and other cities on butter eggs and cheese prices and receipts. Butter firm and varied creamery and prints noted. eggs firm with near by and Western lots. cheese firm to quiet with New York full creams and other grades cited. Regional prices from Louisville St Louis Cincinnati and Savannah reflect steady to firm tone across dairy products and related commodities.
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Cincinnati
New York Flour and Grain Markets Mixed on Receipts
Fluctuating New York oilseed and grain markets show steady to firm tone on flour with varied pricing for winter patents and Minnesota grades. Wheat and corn futures rose on harvest coverage and expected exports, while rye and barley remained steady. spot values for cereals and byproducts held near recent highs amid active exporting and shipping demand.
Quotations at St Louis and Other Places
Market notes from St Louis and other locations show firmer flour and corn meal, with red winter patents quoted around 3.40 to 3.50 per unit. Timothy seed offerings unchanged, bran remaining firm, and assorted futures or contract terms noted without specific trade details.
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Market Fluctuations Sting Cotton Goods Demand
New York reports no improvement in staple cotton demand with prices steady for heavy browns and bleached cot tons. Coarse colored goods supported by limited supplies while prints and ginghams stay steady. woolen yarns quiet, Jones yarns dull and irregular. New Orleans notes sales and varying price levels. Louisville wool firm with midrange grades in demand. New York wool prices show domestic fleece at 26 to 30 cents and Texas fleece around 16 to 17 cents.
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French Paper Frames Bryan as Lone Prairie Hunter to Politician
An obscure Paris correspondent piece portrays Colonel Bryan as a legendary cowboy, nicknamed Silver Bull for sharpshooting. It claims he later left cattle work for farming, now gazing over vast cornfields from a rear veranda, and notes his taciturn nature shaped by frontier life.
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Colonel Bryan
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Bryan
Fargest
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Col
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The Biret Hate ue and Roosevelt Cowboy Campaign Rumor
A fragmented note describes a whimsical adventure book and ties M le Roosevelt to cowboy legends in a political contest among mountain voters. It mentions Indian tribes, a Boston Transcript quote, and rumors of Roosevelt’s horse exhibitions and a roaring lion as distant echoes.
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