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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1908

Page

9

Market declines as Erie negotiations loom in Wall Street

Wall Street opened quietly with steady prices as traders awaited the Erie Railroad note maturity plan. United States Steel sold heavily by a single trader while Union Pacific slipped late, and monetary flows showed cash gains for New York banks amid subdued outlook for iron and steel demand.

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Boston Closing Prices and Market Rates

New York money on call easy at 1/2 percent, ruling and closing bids at 1/2 percent. Time loans quiet and easy: sixty days 8 3/4 percent, ninety days 3 3/4 to 4 percent, six months 4 percent. Mer cantile paper at 5 1/2 percent. Sterling exchange firm with bankers' bills at 4.2650 for demand and 4.9230 for sixty day bills. Government bonds steady. What Causes Headache cites colds seasonal from October to May. Laxative Brom quinine removes cause, W H Grove on box.

New York Frime Mercantile Sterling | Exchange Firm Bankers’ Bils HE. W. Grove

Erie stock market sluggish as Harriman ties loom large

Wall Street gossip centers on Erie Railroad with little outside business as Erle's situation looms. Traders weigh Harriman's influence, Wells Fargo and Well-Fargo loans, and possible reorganization while prices move in narrow ranges amid rumor and uncertainty.

Washington Fost.roe Gs New York Erie Stock “Exchange Erle Evie Shagard

New York Stock Market Friday April 3 1908 note on dividends

Dividend reports reach W B Hibbs Co bankers and York Stock Exchange with mentions of Chicago Board of Trade as part of market activity. This brief item notes dividend movements affecting traders in New York and Chicago markets.

New York Stock Market W. B. Hibbs & Co Bankare and York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade New York Washington Chicago

Market Roundup Shows Cautious Trading On Wall Street

Stock trading the next day remained subdued with little change from the prior session. Washington Railway and Electric notes saw modest activity with few sales. Mergenthaler and Lanston quoted higher but no deals closed. Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank increases capital signal a consolidation with Traders' National Bank to form a downtown savings bank.

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London tin market firm amid foreign advance cues

The London tin market rose with spot at £145 and futures at £148, while local trade followed the rise. Copper eased London prices with spot at 55 shillings per pound and futures at £89 in New York. Lead and spelter edged lower or steady, and English iron firmed with standard foundry at 50 shillings and Cleveland warrants at 81s 3d. Treasury buys silver as 176,000 ounces are acquired at 55.506 cents per ounce for delivery in Philadelphia and New York.

New York London Standard Cleveland iNo Foundry Northern Southern Treasury Treasury+Department Philadelphia

Washington Produce Market Price Report

Market update lists butter cheese and poultry prices with regional notes. Includes receipts, demand, and per pound quotes for meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and canned goods across Virginia West Virginia North Carolina and surrounding areas.

LEGG Sear Fresh Virginia West Virginia Southwest Virginia North Carolina Buttmr Prirag Westar Jarke Yli Early York Greeninge York Traperiels Florida California

Washington Cattle Market Prices and Grain Quotations

Market notes list cattle prices by grade and type with per unit and per head figures, including prime and common cows, calves, hogs, and sheep. It also reports Baltimore flour receipts, grain futures for wheat corn and oats, butter eggs cheese and sugar prices, and freight rates, with dull or steady conditions and specific bid ranges.

Baltimore Leshels Liverpool Cork Fenby Creamery

World cotton supply report shows declines in 4,294,090 bales

New Orleans report gives April world visible cotton supply at 4,294,090 bales, down from 4,412,347 last week and 6,315,216 a year ago. American cotton totals 3, +, 029,214 with declines from prior periods, while other kinds including Egypt and India total 1,264,876, also down from last week and last year.

New Orleans Ovcrecaryssenter Egypt Braet India Great Britela Europe Heyet United States

YORE PRODUCE PRICES AND MARKET NOTES

Market report on produce and commodities listing prices for eggs flour and fats with state and regional notes. Prices shown for sugar tobacco coffee and pepper, with receipts for rye flour and molasses and references to potatoes and cabbages.

New York Grain Market News and Commodity Prices

Grain prices displayed a mixed session with wheat futures easing on bearish crop outlooks and rains forecast for Kansas Nebraska and Missouri. Corn and oats held steady with modest gains and losses amid light cash demand. hogs and provisions weakened on liquidation and stop orders as receipts and exports were reported across Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and local elevators.

New York Siewater F. B Duluth Kava Nebraska Chicago Kaneas Missouri Liverpool Southwest Shorts Dreuth Ad- Vicen Oklahoma Miay Bradstreat Minneapolis Bay Riba T.atmert Bly

New York Cotton Market Steady with Net Rise

The New York cotton market closed steady with a net gain of 6 to 10 points amid a 160000 bale estimate. Opened steady to up 3 points on firm cables, later improving on covering and fresh buying for long positions. Southern spots largely unchanged, weather seen as favorable though cold snaps unlikely to hurt the crop outlook, with May months attracting straddles.

New York

Trade Conditions Improve Slowly Across Industries

New York reports ongoing gradual gains in trade despite overall weakness. Pig iron sales are down but mills stock up and some price relief appears. iron and steel capacity remains limited. Textile markets show modest improvements with buyers cautious on prices, while rail traffic remains soft and equipment orders rise slowly.

New York H. G Dun & Go

Bank clearings report for week ending April 7

Bradetreet's bank clearings for the week ended April 7 show an aggregate of 32,430,995,000, compared with 2,186,058,000 the previous week and 3,971,745,009 in the corresponding week last year. The following is a list of the totals by banks and cities.

New York Bradetreet

Copper Market Shows Healthier Tone and Steady Demand

Goston reports a firmer copper market with prices around 18 and 34 cents for sale and electrolytic. Demand from American consumers remains strong while exports grow more slowly, with imports influenced by British and European buying on declines. Domestic buyers focus on current needs, avoiding stockpiling for future needs.

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Live Stock Markets Report from New York and Cincinnati

Livestock markets show receipts around 3 049 steers with higher prices for best grades, cows and mediums up to 10 higher, calves about steady to 8 50, sheep and lambs weaker. In Cincinnati cattle steady to strong, hogs 6 10 to 6 20, sheep 4 50 to 8 75, lambs 6 75 to 7 50, cattle 08 to 10c higher, hogs lower overall.

New York Aprli &Beevus Lverpool London Cofcaga Cheita Benry Choice Ught

Government wins case on Indian reservation land dispute

Chief Justice Clabsugh upheld a ruling that the federal government may allot swamp lands on Chippewa reservations without state interference. The suit by Gus J. Baulieu claimed state sales proceeds would harm Indian interests. the decree dismisses the bill and sustains the demurrer.

Bruart McNamara Clabaugh McNamara Garfield Ban- View Minnesota

Mrs Cave Seeks Divorce and Alimony in District Court

Mrs Wottle Ilkle Cave sues Gilbert W Cave manager of Home Life Insurance for absolute divorce permanent alimony and custody of their seven year old son. She accuses him of unfaithfulness cruelty and an umbrella strike on March 23. Court urged to restrain him from leaving the District or disposing of property.

Gilbert W. Cave Home Life Insurance Company Gould District Supreme Court

Minister Purchases Home In University Heights

Rev. Thomas Edward Smeds has bought a modern nine room house with a large colonial porch at Twelfth and Philadelphia streets University Heights just north of Brookland Washington DC. The owner will take possession mid summer.

Thomas Edward Smeds Thomas J. Fisher & Co Twelfth Philadelphia University Heights Brookland D. c A. O. Page Chevy Chase L. E. Woolard Stone & Fairfax E Street Twenty-fourth Street Naval Medical School Congress Grant Memorial Bridge Medical School Boss & Phelps W. L. Currie Harvard Street Mr. Currie Sixteenth Street Frank L. Hanvey

Jail After Motor Car Spin

Thomas Banks a former garage worker was jailed six months after being found to have taken a Charles W. Simpson car from the local garage and driven through Beattie, Washington, as crowds watched a Nome to Seattle dog race event unfold with thousands wagering on the outcome.

Charles W. Simpson Thomas Banks Kimball Banks Beattie Wash Nome Alaska

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