Market Weakness and Signs of Distribution Across Stocks
Washington Post report highlights opposing views on market moves, with bears arguing heavy distribution and others citing high short interest. New York Central and Harriman stocks weaken after early pressure, while Union Pacific, New York Central dividend rumors, and rail- company losses influence sentiment amid mixed activity and cautious bargain hunting.
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Washington Post
New York
New York Central
Harriman Storks
Harriman Sales
New York Bond Market Mixed With Dozens Of Listed Issues
The bond market overview shows varied listings across many issuers including Atchison and Maryland, with several 4s and convertible bonds cited. Notable entries include Baltimore and Ohio, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Illinois Chicago lines, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Reading, Northern Pacific, and Union Steel. Market tone suggests broad activity but specifics are fragmented in OCR.
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New York
Amenian Tobacco
Atchison
Quines
Thea Roi
Pacific Ry
Hirago
Pacife
Mirago
Weta
Reneral A
Widland
Alorada
Southern
Soyene Ys
Delaware
Hudson
Menvor
Rao Grande
Peulen
Sie Renerygl
Hi Mocking Valles
Interboragh-Matropolitan
Japan
I Louse
Nashville United
Manhattan Consol Gold
Mesitan Central
Minn
St Louis
Missouri
Republic of
Cuba
St Hows
Iron Mountain
Wee St Loui S
San Francisco
Louis Southwestern
Seaboaca Air Line
Southern Pacific
Southern Faerie
Fouthern Railway
Terao and Pacific
Tetedo
St. Lows
Weston Pacific
Talon Pacite
United States Steel Sdts
Wabash Tats
Marviand Ig
Mheelinz
Gake Erie
Wispersin Central Geese
Ulered
Aod
Market Quiet as Only Three Shares Change Hands
Lethargic trading gripped the local stock market with just three shares exchanging hands. One Bell Telephone share sold at par and two National Metropolitan Bank shares at 210, while bid and ask prices largely held steady beyond minor shifts in Mergenthaler and Metropolitan National Bank. Attendance at yesterday’s meeting was final, yet August remains an active trading month with daily volume larger than in prior years.
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Bell Telephone
National Metropolitan
Stock Exchange
National Metropolitan Bank
Washington Gas
Mergenthaler
Lanston
United States Trust
Metropolitan National Bank
Baltimore and
Ohip
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Perhare
Washington Stock Exchange Quotations August 15 1908
Quotations supplied by Thos L Hume Co show stock market activity in Washington and New York. Listings include gas bonds and notes tied to the Metropolitan National Bank. Regular call at 12 o'clock noon, sales via Telephone of Pa. address 1919 Metropolitan National Bank location at 10th Street Northwest.
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Thos. L Hume & Co
Wash Neta
Stock Exchange
F Street
Reguisr
Cal
Hell ‘Telephone of Pa
Metropolitan National Bank
United States Treasury August 19 1908 Financial Snapshot
Treasury statements show August 19 1908 receipts 1 903 349 0 total expenditures 1 710 000 90 resulting in a 198 943 90 surplus for the day. Deficit for the year 28 272 012 and 54 403 874 98 for the month. Notes on gold and silver holdings, reserve fund, and outstanding issues.
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National Tank
Nesses
Silver Coum
Ana
Philippine Treasury
Boston Closing Prices and Money Market Summary
New York money on call easy at 6 3 4 percent repying rate, closing bid and offered. Time loans light on large offerings at 1% to 2% for sixty days, 1 5 2% for ninety days, and 2 4 4 6 3 percent for six months. Some mercantile paper at 4 percent. Sterling exchange steady with discounts. bankers bills at 4.9800 4.8495 for sixty and 4.8640 for demand. Commercial bills 4.87% to 4.846. Bar silver 61 1 3. Mexican dollars 46. Government bonds steady. railroad bonds heavy.
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New York
Eutler
Sterling Exchange
Swady
Bar Pilyer
Baltimore Markets Report Show Mixed Grain and Produce Prices
In Baltimore market notes, flour remains dull while wheat climbs on Western and southern cargoes. Corn holds steady with mixed bids. oats steady. Hog receipts near 29k. hay and butter firm. Eggs quiet. cheese firm. Butter and cheese prices listed. sugar steady. Fresh poultry supply ample. prices for various meats shown. Fruits and vegetables show uneven but active trade with Georgia peaches and Southern pears noted. apples, grapes, and melons vary by region and grade.
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Baltimore
Southern
Semble
Ancy
Tency Creamery
Boston
Albany
Baaton
Maine
Fitenberg
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Uni Pacific
Chemie fumeriein-Aize
Arfievican
Raostera
Towinton Iron and Steel
Massachusetts Electric
Macagiusatts Electric
Pha Macsarchusetts Gas
Butte
Alfontie
Copper Range
Daly-West
Shannon
Utah
Bos
Norfolk
Kiefer
Georgia
Western
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Jersey
D. Oo
D. T
Rouskiatons
Carolina
Mest
OL — Epker
South America
Steedy
Rio
Santos ‘Ho
Cordova
Per Parret
Fersey
Cabbagus
Usles
Wall Street Gossip Sparks Earnings Driven Selloff
Special to The Washington Post from New York on August 19 reports that NY Central stock fell sharply as traders linked the decline to recently published earnings. Observers noted Union Pacific activity and a broader, professional trading mood amid political and transportation concerns affecting rail stocks and earnings prospects.
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Washington Post
New York
New York Central
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Union Pacis Hs
Central
Washington cattle market prices fragment
Fragmented OCR listing shows cattle and hog prices by weight and grade, including butchers and shedp categories, with incomplete and garbled figures for Hogs Calves and Lambs. Names, places, dates, or clear outcomes are not discernible.
New York Produce Prices and Grain Market Summary
New York markets report mixed activity across poultry, dairy, and grains. Wheat futures rise on short covering while spot wheat remains steady. corn and oats show firm spot tones with nearby futures modest gains. turkeys and eggs listed with varied receipts. butter and cheese receipts noted as steady to firm.
Chicago Grain Market Sees Moderate Strength Amid Demand
Active cash demand from producers and exporters supported Chicago grain as September futures rallied from early lows. Wheat held firm with September delivery leading gains, while corn and oats rose modestly. Receipts in the Southwest were light and demand remained steady, with weather in the Northwest favorable for spring sown crops.
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Ontade
Ie. Com
Northwest
Chicago
Minneapola
Minenapo's
Duluth
Kansas
Nebraska
WE. Ligher
Ace Pierlatona
Seeger
Baety
Live Stock Markets Grain and Livestock Report
Live stock markets and cattle sheep hogs noted with mixed receipts and price movements across New York Chicago and regional markets. Cattle and hogs show firm to lower tendencies, calves steady to higher, lambs and sheep moderate, with regional price ranges and export figures for the day.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Dr Miles' Nervine Promises Sleep And Nerve Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine for sleeplessness and exhausted nerves. It claims the remedy soothes tired nerves, restores vigor, and helps users sleep soundly. A user testimonial from S26 Jay St Thies credits restful sleep and calmer nerves after using the product. The ad notes a money-back offer if the first bottle fails to benefit.
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Nature
Dr. Miles
Jay St. Thies
Beneft
Money
Bat Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
National Stock promotion vows huge profits with low price
A promoter urges readers to buy National Stock at two dollars per share, claiming profits to one hundred thirty dollars per share within two years. He cites partners Standard Oil and Rockefeller, and says the System and press agents spread a hostile story. He promises a fifty thousand dollar payoff to anyone proving truth in the claims. Pamphlets to be mailed tomorrow initiate a campaign with strict purchase limits.
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Butte & Boston
Standard Oil
Rogers
Rockefeller
Boston
New York
Tme
Butte
National
Lawson
Spike
Iherewith
National Stock
Like Fair Will Case in Illinois Estate Dispute
Chicago Aug 19 The outcome hinges on whether Percival Raisbeck or the State of Illinois becomes beneficiary of a Chicago New York and New Jersey lands and life and accident policy estate after the bodies of George Raisbeck and his wife were found in Lake Sylvia near Annandale Minnesota The will contest mirrors the Fairs California case If Percival dies first he loses the estate leaving Illinois as heir with no other heirs involved
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Chicago
Percival Raisbeck
Tlinois
New York
New Jersey
George Raisbeck
Lake Sylvia
Annandale
Minn
Raisbeck
Percival
Reisbeck
Percival Reisbeck
California
France
Illinois
Dynamite Wrecks Vessel in Detroit River Accident
Thirteen men were seriously injured and six believed fatally when a dynamite charge exploded beneath the drill vessel Destroyer in the lower Detroit River near Amherstburg Ontario. The accident occurred as workers cleared a hole under the drill, with injured men including Detroit residents Elmer Carpenter and John Morey and six fatally injured foreman Gilbert Morenci and five others. The tug Columbia arrived to find the Destroyer severely damaged with boilers on end and injured men aboard.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Livingstone Channel
Amherstburg
Ontario
Elmer Carpenter
John Morey
Gilbert Morenci
Stephen Autin
Alexander Amelie
Gus Bellecoure
Ernest McGee
John Bellecoure
Carpenter
Morey
142 Murfield
Oscar ‘Irlat
Edward Dorman
David Leng
Paul Trusdale
Madison
Wis
Columbia
Mine Outrage in Pratt City Alabama
An attempt to blow up the residence of Thomas Duggan, a contractor at mine No 6, Pratt City, Alabama, using dynamite on the front porch. Duggan’s two daughters, 14 and 26, were knocked unconscious. Anthony Davis, a miner, was later identified but unharmed. Two African Americans were arrested in connection with the dynamiting amid unrest in the mining district.
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Ala
Pratt City
Thomas Duggan
Tennessee Coal, Iran, and Railroad Company
Duggan
Anthony Davis
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