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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1908

Page

2

Market Up and Wider Western Men Not Bears

Reading bulges on a premature Hepburn decision and a broad stock rally marked a brisk market session. United States Steel hit year highs, Reading and Southern Pacific climbed amid favorable sentiment, while crop reports and weather rumors cooled slightly. the early gains held as market breadth remained strong and bond/loan activity edged lower.

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Market Prices Firm and Hazy Heat Affects Trading

Washington gas shares steady at 65 as a fractional Washington Railway and Electric preferred trades at 8 1 2 percent near yearly highs. Investors await Henburn law decision with cautious sentiment. Japan plans December bond payback. Chicago and New York market figures show varied cattle hogs and sheep receipts with limited trades and brisk price moves across commodities.

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Baltimore Markets and Prices Plunge Through August 4

Boston August 4 market notes show closing prices across multiple railroads and industries with widespread variances. Grain and flour markets mixed with firm hay, steady corn and oats, and tepid but orderly trading across Butter and sugar lines. city credit balances and shipment averages logged for the day.

Washington Produce Market Price Report

Wholesale quotations show activity across vegetables fruits and meats in Virginia North Carolina and surrounding states. Prices cover butter cheese live poultry dressed poultry and various vegetables with notes on quality and market tone for the day.

New York Produce Market Report August 4 1900

Market notes show firm poultry prices with spring chickens around 15 cents, turkeys near 11 cents, and fowls about 14 21 cents. Butter receipts 24,655 pounds. eggs steady with 19,275 cases. flour receipts 25,398 with exports 325. Prices for lard, leather, wool, beef, and bides steady. pork steady at 2 cents per pound. Freight rates unchanged. peanuts weak. cabbage steady.

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New York Grain Market Reports Wheat and Corn Slump

Chicago and New York notes show wheat futures softening on profit-taking and crop damage reports. Prices slide with September and December contracts falling, corn weak on local selling, oats steady to weak amid ample receipts and mixed futures signals.

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Metal market notes and Beecher anecdote from New York

Market summaries show London spot tin at £196 3s, futures £397, copper and lead edging higher while local markets stay firm amid limited supply. A long anecdote recounts Henry Ward Beecher’s temperance-era dinner tale where he secretly drank beer after a lecture, with a waiter delivering two bottles.

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New York Cotton Market Rises on Bull Support

Active cotton months reached new high records amid dull movements with the close steady up 4 10 points. Gales were 125000 bales. Opened steady up 3 4 points on fair reply by English markets to Liverpool close. buy led by bull group. October and January showed gains, but late session profits faded, weather news generally favorable with mixed weekly bureau report aiding bulls. Local sentiment notes good continent demand and rising Southwestern spot markets.

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Wall Street Gossips on Market Manipulation and Steel Rally

Public interest in the market remained muted as supply stayed scarce and big holders refrained from heavy selling. Southern Pacific and Union rails drew attention amid thin stock availability, a steel rally bolstering overall confidence, while bankers from the Southwest signaled ample crop-movement funding and liquidity.

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Washington and North Carolina Produce Prices and Cattle Market

The list details varied produce prices and cattle market rates. It includes per quart and per pound prices for berries and melons, crate formats for fruit, and cattle hogs sheep and calves pricing with ranges for extra or ordinary quality.

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One Man Rule Sought by District Grocer Rover

Bernard F Rover, a North Capitol and H Streets grocer, advocates eliminating the three man district ruling and placing a single president appointed head of government. He cites tax office mismanagement and notes his family business history from 1872, criticizing personal taxes and the current multihead system.

Bernard F. Rover North Capitol Rover Bassesece Thomas A. Rover Assessor of Taxes Mr. Rover Thomas A. Raver Washington

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